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give
What does give mean?
give (verb): to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use give in a sentence?
- I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce give?
/ɡɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does give come from?
From Middle English given, yeven, yiven, ȝiven, from merger of Old English ġefan, ġeofan, ġiefan, ġifan, ġiofan, ġyfan (“to give”) and Old Norse gefa (“to give”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to give
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “give” mean?
to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone)
Right! That's what “give” means.
to point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order
Not quite: that's what direct means.
to receive, especially with a consent, with favor, or with approval
Not quite: that's what accept means.
to find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out
Not quite: that's what solve means.
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