give

give ► VERB (past gave; past part. given) 1) freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have. 2) yield as a product or result. 3) carry out (an action). 4) cause to experience or suffer. 5) state or put forward (information or argument). 6) present (an appearance or impression). 7) (give off/out) emit (odour, vapour, etc). 8) produce (a sound). 9) alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break. 10) concede or yield (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone).

► NOUN ▪ capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

● give oneself airs — Cf. ↑give oneself airs

● give and take — Cf. ↑give and take

● give away — Cf. ↑give away

● give the game (or show) away — Cf. ↑give the show away

● give in — Cf. ↑give in

● give or take — Cf. ↑give or take

● give out — Cf. ↑give out

● give rise to — Cf. ↑give rise to

● give up — Cf. ↑give up

DERIVATIVES giver noun .

ORIGIN Old English.