give Sentence Examples

  1. Please give me your undivided attention as I present this important information.
  2. The charity was overwhelmed by the generous donations they received, given freely by kind-hearted individuals.
  3. The teacher gave the students a homework assignment that would test their understanding of the material.
  4. The doctor gave the patient a prescription for antibiotics to treat the infection.
  5. The government gave financial aid to citizens struggling during the pandemic.
  6. The jury gave a verdict of guilty in the high-profile murder trial.
  7. Give me a break from these incessant phone calls.
  8. My grandmother gave me a heartfelt hug and words of encouragement.
  9. The company gave its employees a salary increase as a reward for their hard work.
  10. Give and take is an important aspect of any healthy relationship.

give Meaning

Wordnet

give (n)

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Wordnet

give (v)

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

be the cause or source of

transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

convey or reveal information

convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

organize or be responsible for

convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

give as a present; make a gift of

cause to happen or be responsible for

dedicate

give or supply

transmit (knowledge or skills)

bring about

leave with; give temporarily

emit or utter

endure the loss of

place into the hands or custody of

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

give (as medicine)

give or convey physically

bestow

bestow, especially officially

move in order to make room for someone for something

give food to

contribute to some cause

break down, literally or metaphorically

estimate the duration or outcome of something

execute and deliver

deliver in exchange or recompense

afford access to

present to view

perform for an audience

be flexible under stress of physical force

propose

accord by verdict

manifest or show

offer in good faith

submit for consideration, judgment, or use

guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

allow to have or take

inflict as a punishment

occur

consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

proffer (a body part)

Webster

give (n.)

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.

To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.

To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.

To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.

To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.

To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.

To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.

To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given.

To allow or admit by way of supposition.

To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.

To pledge; as, to give one's word.

To cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.

Webster

give (v. i.)

To give a gift or gifts.

To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.

To become soft or moist.

To move; to recede.

To shed tears; to weep.

To have a misgiving.

To open; to lead.

Webster

give (v. t.)

To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.

FAQs About the word give

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length, cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense, be the cause or so

provide,donate, contribute, volunteer, present, give of, afford, give away, offer, award

hold, withhold, preserve, save, retain, retain, hold, save, withhold, keep

Please give me your undivided attention as I present this important information.

The charity was overwhelmed by the generous donations they received, given freely by kind-hearted individuals.

The teacher gave the students a homework assignment that would test their understanding of the material.

The doctor gave the patient a prescription for antibiotics to treat the infection.