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[ verb ] cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

Examples

: "She gave him a black eye" "The draft gave me a cold"

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Foreign aid programs were revamped to give greater emphasis to economic aid and to encourage political reform in recipient nations .

But the Communists never gave sufficient provocation at any one_time for the United_States to want to risk a limited or an all-out war over Laos .

(The New York Times,...)

But Mr._Buckley seems to have assumed he would be given the right to pick Mr._Gerosa 's successor .

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans],...)

The builtin headache of the Barnett regime thus_far has been the steady stream of job-seekers and_others who feel they were given commitments by Barnett at some stage of his eight-year quest for the governor 's office .

(Chicago Daily Tribune,...)

Fuchs , after nine and a half years , was released , being given time_off for_good behavior .

Related terms

infect deliver yield

2
[ verb ] be the cause or source of

Synonyms

afford yield

Examples

"He gave me a lot of trouble" "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

He also complained that not enough notice was given on the hearing , since the bill was introduced only last Monday .

Opponents generally argued that the ballot could n't give enough information about tax proposals for the voters to make an intelligent choice .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

He has given only the one pass in his 27 innings , an unusual characteristic for a southpaw .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

If so , it might be worth_while to assign a future jazz show to a different department - one with enough confidence in the musical material to cut_down on the number of performers and give them a_little room to display their talents .

About that same time John_Crosby 's TV series on the popular arts proved again that giving jazz ample breathing_space is one of the most sensible things a producer can do .

Related terms

supply leave open

3
[ verb ] transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

Examples

"I gave her my money" "can you give me lessons?" "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Natural_gas public_utility companies would be given the right of eminent_domain , under a bill by Sen._Frank_Owen /3 , of El_Paso , to acquire sites for underground storage reservoirs for gas .

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

`` So_that the man should not have thoughts of grandeur , and become lifted_up , as if he had no lord , because of the dominion that had been given to him , and the freedom , fall into sin against God his Creator , overstepping his bounds , and take_up an attitude of self-conceited arrogance towards God , a law was given him by God , that he might know that he had for lord the lord of all .

`` So_that the man should not have thoughts of grandeur , and become lifted_up , as if he had no lord , because of the dominion that had been given to him , and the freedom , fall into sin against God his Creator , overstepping his bounds , and take_up an attitude of self-conceited arrogance towards God , a law was given him by God , that he might know that he had for lord the lord of all .

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

The name thyroid-stimulating_hormone ( TSH ) has been given to a substance found in the anterior pituitary_gland of all species of animal so_far tested for its presence .

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

`` Give me your machine_gun ammo '' .

4
[ verb ] convey or reveal information

Examples

"Give one's name"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Two poets are paired on each record , in the order given above .

(The Providence Journal...)

The answers the girls give struck me as reasonably varied and healthily individual .

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

If one asks about this play , what it is that comes_upon this community and works within it with such terrible power , there is no better answer to give than `` spirit '' .

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

The article proceeded to give an inaccurate account of a catholic plot to kill King_James_/1_1 , .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Dr._H._V._Hilprecht , Professor of Assyrian at the University_of_Pennsylvania , dreamed that a Babylonian priest , associated with the king Kurigalzu , ( 1300 B.C. . ) escorted him to the treasure chamber of the temple of Bel , gave him six novel points of information about a certain broken relic , and corrected an error in its identification .

Related terms

state cast name quote impart giving

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

Synonyms

pay

Examples

"Don't pay him any mind" "give the orders" "Give him my best regards" "pay attention"

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

Pelham said Sunday night there was research being done on whether the `` quickie '' vote on the increase can be repealed outright or whether notice would have to first be given that reconsideration of the action would be sought .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

A House committee which heard his local_option proposal is expected to give it a favorable report , although the resolution faces hard_sledding later .

(The New York Times,...)

Skorich was considered the logical choice after the club gave Norm_Van_Brocklin permission to seek the head coaching_job with the Minnesota_Vikings , the newest National_Football_League entry .

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

Further evidence that Roman_Catholicism enjoys a more favorable_position today than in 1861 is the respectful attention given to_it in the mass_media of England .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

this is why this approach to BW defense has not been given major attention .

Related terms

communicate offer

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[ verb ] organize or be responsible for

Synonyms

hold have make throw

Examples

"hold a reception," "have, throw, or make a party", "give a course", etc.

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Helmut_Roloff , playing with a group of musicians from the Bayreuth_Ensemble , gives a sturdy reading , in much the same vein as that of the last_mentioned pianists .

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

And so well is such ignorance preserved by the amateur and the money-maker that even at the college_level most_of the hundred odd folklore courses given in the United_States survive on sentiment and nationalism alone .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

On Wednesday evening , November 23 , 1859 , in Warren , Rev._Mark_Trafton of New_Bedford , gave a `` Mission_of_Sympathy '' lecture in which he favorably viewed the Harper_'s_Ferry insurrection .

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

Since Mr._McKinley had to give a lecture , Rachel and Scotty drove home alone in the Plymouth .

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

Such was the impromptu that Voltaire gave to howls of laughter at Sans_Souci and that was soon circulated in manuscript throughout the literary circles of Europe , to be printed sometime later , but with the name of Timon_of_Athens , the famous misanthrope , substituted for that of Rousseau .

Related terms

direct

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[ verb ] convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

Synonyms

throw

Examples

"Throw a glance" "She gave me a dirty look"

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

Boxell looked at Lawrence with a searching glance , the kind that a prosecuting_attorney would give a man on trial .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

And the old_man had given a sly and wicked laugh and said , `` Hell , yes !

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

She gave the nastiest laugh I ever heard .

Occasionally if I pushed him too far he 'd give me a look out of narrowed eyes and the hard cruel bony skull would show through that smooth face of his .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

He gave Abel a quick glance and moved closer to the wheel , hugging it to him , and Abel caught this briefest of allusions to guilt .

Related terms

communicate

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[ verb ] give as a present; make a gift of

Synonyms

present gift

Examples

"What will you give her for her birthday?"

Used in print

(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)

It was given or it was not given .

It was given or it was not given .

(Jay Williams, The Forger....)

I had studied with Burns ten years before , during the scholarship year the Manhattan gave me , along with the five-hundred dollar prize for my paintings of bums on Hudson_Street .

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[ verb ] bring about

Synonyms

yield bring_about

Examples

"His two singles gave the team the victory"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

A two run homer by Norm_Siebern and a solo_blast by Bill_Tuttle tied the game , and single runs in the eighth and ninth gave the Athletics their fifth victory in eight starts .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

Texas ' 545 - yard spree against Washington_State gave the Longhorns a 3 - game total offense of 1512 yards ( 1065 rushing and 447 passing ) a new SWC high .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Billy_Gardner 's line_double , which just eluded the diving Minnie_Minoso in left_field , drove_in Jim_Lemon with the winning run with two out in the last of the ninth to give the Minnesota_Twins a 6 - 5 victory over the Chicago_White_Sox Monday .

Jim_Landis ' 380 - foot home_run over left in the first inning gave the Sox a 1 - 0 lead , but Harmon_Killebrew came_back in the bottom of the first with his second homer in two days with the walking Bob_Allison aboard .

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

It is spirit which gives life to a community and causes it to cohere .

Related terms

make render

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[ verb ] as in the expressions "give thought to"

Synonyms

devote pay

Examples

"give priority to", etc.

Used in print

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

It says that `` in the event Congress does provide this increase in federal funds '' , the State_Board_of_Education should be directed to `` give priority '' to teacher pay raises .

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

It will be recalled from the discussion in Section 7 that the position of the `` right '' , as represented by Barth , rests_on the following thesis : The only tenable alternative to Bultmann 's position is a theology that ( 1 ) rejects or at_least qualifies his unconditioned demand for demythologization and existential interpretation ; ( 2 ) accepts instead a special biblical hermeneutics or method of interpretation ; and ( 3 ) in so doing , frees itself to give appropriate emphasis to the event Jesus_Christ by means of statements that , from Bultmann 's point_of_view , are mythological .

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

In_fact it has caused us to give serious thought to moving our residence south , because it is not easy for the most objective Southerner to sit calmly by when his host is telling a roomful of people that the only way to deal with Southerners who oppose integration is to send in troops and shoot the bastards down .

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

No_matter how devoted a man was , no_matter how fully he gave his life to the Lord , he could never extinguish that one spark of pride that gave him definition as an individual .

When he had given the call a_few moments thought , he went_into the kitchen to ask Mrs._Yamata to prepare tea and sushi for the visitors , using the formal English china and the silver tea_service which had been donated to the mission , then he went outside to inspect the grounds .

Related terms

think sacrifice

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[ verb ] give or supply

Examples

"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk" "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn" "The estate renders some revenue for the family"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

She gave a fine portrayal of Auntie_Mame on Broadway in 1958 and has appeared in live television from `` Captain_Brassbound 's Conversion '' to `` Camille '' .

(The New York Times,...)

Educate the city employes to give real service to the public .

(The New York Times...)

It is not simply giving a repetition of the program it gave during its New_York engagement earlier this season , but has brought back many_of the numbers that were on the bill when it paid us its first visit and won everybody 's heart .

(Peter Eldersveld, "Faith Amid Fear"...)

Why should we not have the same faith , and an even greater experience of the light which it gives ?

(Kenneth Scott Latourette, Christianity in a Revolutiona...)

Although a complete picture cannot be given , we can indicate some aspects of life into which the Christian faith entered as at_least one creative factor .

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[ verb ] tell or deposit (information) knowledge

Synonyms

impart pass_on leave

Examples

"give a secret to the Russians" "leave your name and address here"

Used in print

(Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)

`` They won n't talk_about who gave the information .

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

`` In my place , you 'd follow such advice as you give me '' ?

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

`` Pat had never pretended to give advice in such affairs .

Related terms

tell bequeath conveyance

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[ verb ] bring about

Synonyms

establish

Examples

"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Though his character is broader and more comically rounded than the don , he gives it a firmness and toughness - a sort_of peasant dignity - too .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

His bel_canto style gave the performance a special distinction .

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Moreover , the piece is written in five movements , rather_than the conventional four of most quintets , and this gives the opus a serenade or divertimento flavor .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

Stains , which include the wide variety of nonparticulate materials which give color even when present in very low concentration on the soiled object .

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

Finally , it gives sanctity , more than human legitimacy , and even , through super empirical reference , transcendent and supernatural importance to some values ; for_example , marriage as a sacrament , much law-breaking as sinful , occasionally the state as a divine instrument .

Related terms

make introduce pacify render

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[ verb ] leave with; give temporarily

Examples

: "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?" "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

The principal tactic in controlling the ball was giving it to Abner_Haynes , the flashy halfback .

(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)

When we give the necessities of life to the poor , we restore to them what is already theirs .

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

The colored boy had it , and Trig lunged at him with a knife and said , ' Give that to me , you black bastard .

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

To Voltaire 's surprise , however , their host gives them fresh clothes to put_on , opens his purse to lend them money and sits them down before a good dinner .

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

`` Done give Ole_Buckra all his money '' ?

Related terms

pass

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[ verb ] place into the hands or custody of

Examples

"hand me the spoon, please" "Turn the files over to me, please" "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

Used in print

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

They went shopping in the neighborhood , and bought two loaves_of_bread with the ration coupons they had been given in Blois , and some cheese , and a dozen eggs , and a bag of oranges from a peddler in the Place_Redoute - the first oranges they had seen since they landed .

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

Mrs._Pastern had been given sixteen names , a bundle of literature , and a printed book of receipts .

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[ verb ] emit or utter

Examples

"Give a gulp" "give a yelp"

Used in print

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing , i._e. , after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner , they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written .

(Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)

Glendora gave a gulp .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

`` If you spot Carmer give a yell before you move_in '' .

Related terms

utter

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[ verb ] endure the loss of

Synonyms

sacrifice

Examples

"He gave his life for his children" "I gave two sons to the war"

Used in print

(The Miami Herald,...)

He gave his life for his beliefs .

(Clarence Streit, "How the Civil War Kept You Sovereign"...)

But before_this came_about , 214938 Americans had given their lives in battle for the two concepts of the sovereign rights of men and of states .

It is much less difficult now than in Lincoln 's day to see that on both sides sovereign Americans had given their lives in the Civil_War to maintain the balance between the powers they had delegated to the States and to their Union .

The 140414 Americans who gave `` the last full measure of devotion '' to prevent disunion , preserved individual freedom in the United_States from the dangers of anarchy , inherent in confederations , which throughout_history have proved fatal in_the_end to all associations composed primarily of sovereign states , and to the liberties of their people .

But the fact that 70524 other Americans gave the same measure of devotion to an opposing concept served Liberty-and-Union in other essential ways .

Related terms

release

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[ verb ] give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

Examples

"She committed herself to the work of God" "give one's talents to a good cause" "consecrate your life to the church"

Used in print

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

`` I 'll have to give it some thought '' , he said .

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[ verb ] bestow

Synonyms

render

Examples

"give hommage" "render thanks"

Used in print

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

In_addition , a special award was given to Bob_(_Bevo_) Nordmann , the 6 - foot - 10 center who missed much of the season because of a knee injury .

Related terms

communicate dedicate

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[ verb ] give or convey physically

Synonyms

apply

Examples

: "She gave him First Aid" "I gave him a punch in the nose"

Used in print

(Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)

For purposes of sample selection only ( individual tests were given later ) we obtained group test scores of reading achievement and intelligence from school records of the entire third grade population in each school_system .

Related terms

distribute administer tread

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[ verb ] give, as of medicine

Examples

"I gave him the drug"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

Botulinal toxin , for_example , is several thousand-fold more toxic by this route than when given per os .

(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)

Any of the antithyroid drugs , of either type , if given in large enough doses for a long period_of_time will cause goitre , owing to inhibition of thyroid_hormone synthesis , with production of hypothyroidism .

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

In_spite of normal thyroid function tests , a trial of propylthiouracil , 400 mg. daily for one week , was given but served only to intensify muscle weakness .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Some liar 's logic , a wisp of optimism as fragile as the scent of tropical blossoms that came_through the window ( a euphoria perhaps engendered by the pill Fritzie had given her ) , consoled her for a moment .

Related terms

administer administer

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[ verb ] (food) give food to

Synonyms

feed grub

Examples

"Feed the starving children in India" "don't give the child this tough meat"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

Give them food , some shade , mulch , water and more food , and they 'll repay your solicitude with beauty .

Then they were given 1_2 to 1 - 1_2 avocados per day as a substitute for part of their dietary fat consumption .

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

He was happy enough to take the convertible and race up the hill to the Blevins ' , thinking that they might give him a drink .

Planes made her feel faint , and in Tokyo , where she had gone that summer , she had been given raw fish for breakfast and so she had come straight home .

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[ verb ] bestow, esp. officially

Synonyms

grant

Examples

"grant a degree" "give a divorce" "This bill grants us new rights"

Used in print

(Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)

And , if a man is married , he will automatically be given a divorce '' .

Mary was free to marry again , not knowing that the Sturch had secretly given her a divorce , thinking that death had dissolved her marriage .

Related terms

granter grantee

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[ verb ] move in order to make room for someone for something

Examples

"The park gave way to a supermarket" "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Something had to give .

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

It would not give .

Related terms

move abandon

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[ verb ] contribute to some cause

Examples

"I gave at the office"

Used in print

(The Oregonian...)

At the adoption , the Rev._T._F._Zimmerman , general superintendent , commented , `` The Assemblies of God has been a bulwark for fundamentalism in these modern days and has , without compromise , stood_for the great truths of the Bible for which men in_the_past have been willing to give their lives '' .

(The Oregonian, [Portland],...)

It is the only county in the state so_far this month reporting a possible shortage in GA category , for which emergency allotment can be given by the state if necessary .

(Saturday Review, 44: 15...)

Under this law annual grants are given to systems in substantial amounts .

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[ noun ] (physics) the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Synonyms

spring springiness

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

The avocado should have a `` give '' to it , as you hold it , when it is ripe .

Related terms

elasticity

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[ verb ] estimate the duration or outcome of something

Examples

"He gave the patient three months to live" "I gave him a very good chance at success"

Used in print

(James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)

`` I seem to remember '' , he said , `` that in an interview ten years ago you gave humor and comedy five years to live .

Related terms

estimate

28
[ verb ] break down, literally or metaphorically

Examples

"The wall collapsed" "The business collapsed" "The dam broke" "The roof collapsed" "The wall gave in" "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

He held_out a moment longer , then his nerve gave under the pressure .

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[ verb ] legal use: accord by verdict

Examples

"give a decision for the plaintiff"

Related terms

accord

30
[ verb ] propose

Examples

"He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

Related terms

toast

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[ verb ] allow to have or take

Examples

"I give you two minutes to respond"

Related terms

permit

32
[ verb ] inflict as a punishment

Examples

"She gave the boy a good spanking" "The judge gave me 10 years"

Related terms

inflict

33
[ verb ] be flexible under stress of physical force

Synonyms

yield

Examples

"This material doesn't give"

Related terms

stretch yield spring

34
[ verb ] guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

Examples

: "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"

Related terms

lead

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[ verb ] (business) deliver in exchange or recompense

Examples

: "I'll give you three books for four CDs"

Related terms

compensate

36
[ verb ] (law) execute and deliver

Examples

"Give bond"

Related terms

execute

37
[ verb ] submit for consideration, judgment, or use

Examples

"give one's opinion" 'give an excuse"

Related terms

submit

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[ verb ] stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.

Synonyms

abandon give_up

Examples

"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage" "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"

Related terms

collapse move_over

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[ verb ] occur

Examples

"what gives?" (slang)

Related terms

anticipate happen cant

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[ verb ] (performing arts) perform for an audience

Examples

"Pollini is giving another concert in New York"

Related terms

perform performing_arts

41
[ verb ] present to view

Examples

"He gave the sign to start"

Related terms

show

42
[ verb ] afford access to

Synonyms

open afford

Examples

"the door opens to the patio" "The French doors give onto a terrace"

Related terms

orifice open

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[ verb ] offer in good faith

Examples

"He gave her his word"

Related terms

pledge

44
[ verb ] manifest or show

Examples

"This student gives promise of real creativity" "The office gave evidence of tampering"

Related terms

express

45
[ verb ] consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

Examples

"She gave herself to many men"

Related terms

accept

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[ verb ] proffer, as of a body part

Examples

"She gave her hand to her little sister"

Related terms

offer

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