give

== English == === Etymology 1 === Middle English given, from merger of Old English giefan (“to give”) and Old Norse gefa (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”). Displaced yive, from Middle English yiven, of the same origin, from influence of Old Norse gefa. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: gĭv, IPA(key): /ɡɪv/ Rhymes: -ɪv ==== Verb ==== give (third-person singular simple present gives, present participle giving, simple past gave, past participle given) (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). Synonyms: see Thesaurus:give Antonyms: get, obtain, receive, take To make a present or gift of. To pledge. To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc). (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). [2019?–] (Compare giving.) To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.). To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to. To provide or administer (a medication) To present someone to an audience. To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts. (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something). (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force. Synonyms: give way, bend, cede, flex, move, yield Antonym: resist (intransitive) To lead (onto or into). (transitive, dated) To provide a view of. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive. To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate. To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede. Synonyms: allow, concede, grant To attribute; to assign; to adjudge. To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.). (dated or religion) To grant power, permission, destiny, etc. (especially to a person); to allot; to allow. (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself). (obsolete) To become soft or moist. (obsolete) To shed tears; to weep. (obsolete) To have a misgiving. c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia, page 16 My mind gives ye're reserv'd / To rob poor market women. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== See also given, giver and giving ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== give (uncountable) The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== give (plural gives) Alternative form of gyve. === References === “give”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “give”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “give”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “yēven”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. Isaac Livingstone Asamoah (23 June 2016), Digestive Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs, Partridge Africa, →ISBN: “Give onto: If a window, door, or building gives onto a particular place, it leads to that place or you can see that place from it.” == Chinese == === Etymology === Probably from clipping of English give a shit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɪf⁵⁵/ === Verb === give (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, chiefly in the negative) to give a shit; to care about; to pay attention to someone == Danish == === Alternative forms === gi' (representing the spoken language) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊iˀ], [ˈɡ̊i], (formal) IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊iːʋə] Rhymes: -iː, -iːvɐ === Verb === give (imperative giv, present giver, past gav, past participle n givet, c given, pl givne) to give ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “give” in Den Danske Ordbog “give” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Swedish == === Verb === give (archaic) present subjunctive of giva === Anagrams === evig