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G0135500 (gĭv)v. gave (gāv), giv·en (gĭv′ən), giv·ing, gives v.tr.1. To make a present of: We gave her flowers for her birthday.2. To place in the hands of; pass: Give me the scissors.3. a. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay: gave five dollars for the book.b. To let go for a price; sell: gave the used car away for two thousand dollars.4. a. To administer: give him some cough medicine.b. To convey by a physical action: gave me a punch in the nose.c. To inflict as punishment: was given life imprisonment for the crime.5. a. To bestow, especially officially; confer: The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech.b. To accord or tender to another: Give him your confidence.c. To put temporarily at the disposal of: gave them the cottage for a week.d. To entrust to another, usually for a specified reason: gave me the keys for safekeeping.e. To communicate, convey, or offer for conveyance: Give him my best wishes. Give us the latest news.6. a. To endure the loss of; sacrifice: gave her son to the war; gave her life for her country.b. To devote or apply completely: gives herself to her work.c. To furnish or contribute: gave their time to help others.d. To offer in good faith; pledge: Give me your word.7. a. To allot as a portion or share.b. To bestow (a name, for example).c. To attribute (blame, for example) to someone; assign.d. To award as due: gave us first prize.8. To emit or utter: gave a groan; gave a muted response.9. To submit for consideration, acceptance, or use: give an opinion; give an excuse.10. a. To proffer to another: gave the toddler my hand.b. To consent to engage (oneself) in sexual intercourse with another person.11. a. To perform for an audience: give a recital.b. To present to view: gave the sign to begin.12. a. To offer as entertainment: give a dinner party.b. To propose as a toast.13. a. To be a source of; afford: His remark gave offense. Music gives her pleasure.b. To cause to catch or be subject to (a disease or bodily condition): The draft gave me a cold.c. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or behavior. Used with an infinitive phrase: You gave me to imagine you approved of my report.14. a. To yield or produce: Cows give milk.b. To bring forth or bear: trees that give fruit.c. To produce as a result of calculation: 5 × 12 gives 60.15. a. To manifest or show: gives promise of brilliance; gave evidence of tampering.b. To carry out (a physical movement): give a wink; give a start.16. To permit one to have or take: gave us an hour to finish.17. To take an interest to the extent of: "My dear, I don't give a damn" (Margaret Mitchell).v.intr.1. To make gifts or donations: gives generously to charity.2. a. To yield to physical force: The sail gave during the storm.b. To collapse from force or pressure: The roof gave under the weight of the snow.c. To yield to change: Both sides will have to give on some issues.3. To afford access or a view; open: The doors give onto a terrace.4. Slang To be in progress; happen: What gives?n.1. Capacity or inclination to yield under pressure.2. The quality or condition of resilience; springiness: "Fruits that have some give ... will have more juice than hard ones" (Elizabeth Schneider).Phrasal Verbs: give away1. To offer or provide at no cost to the recipient: The radio station gave away six tickets to the rock concert. I bought my toddler a small bed and gave her crib away.2. To reveal or make known: I avoid movie reviews that gives away plot twists. I stopped reading the book when my friend gave the ending away.3. To betray. give back To return: gave me back my book. give in1. To hand in; submit: She gave in her report.2. To cease opposition; yield. give of To devote or contribute: She really gave of her time to help. They give of themselves to improve the quality of education. give off To send forth; emit: chemical changes that give off energy. give out1. To allow to be known; declare publicly: gave out the bad news.2. To send forth; emit: gave out a steady buzzing.3. To distribute: gave out the surplus food.4. To stop functioning; fail.5. To become used up or exhausted; run out: Their determination finally gave out. give over1. To hand over; entrust.2. To devote to a particular purpose or use: gave the day over to merrymaking.3. To surrender (oneself) completely; abandon: finally gave myself over to grief.4. To cause an activity to stop: ordered the combatants to give over. give up1. To surrender: The suspects gave themselves up. To devote (oneself) completely: gave herself up to her work.2. To cease to do or perform: gave up their search. To desist from; stop: gave up smoking.3. To part with; relinquish: gave up the apartment; gave up all hope.4. To lose hope for: We had given the dog up as lost. To lose hope of seeing: We'd given you up an hour ago.5. To admit defeat.6. To abandon what one is doing or planning to do: gave up on writing the novel.Idioms: give a good account of (oneself) To behave or perform creditably. give birth to1. To bear as offspring.2. To be the origin of: a hobby that gave birth to a successful business. give ground To yield to a more powerful force; retreat. give it to Informal To punish or reprimand severely: My parents really gave it to me for coming in late. give or take Plus or minus a small specified amount: The chalet is close to the road, give or take a few hundred yards. give rise to To be the cause or origin of; bring about. give (someone) a piece of (one's) mind To tell someone frankly what one thinks about something, especially when angry. give (someone) a hard time1. To make life difficult for; harass.2. To make fun of; tease. give (someone) the eye1. To look at admiringly or invitingly.2. To look at with an expression of disapproval. give the lie to1. To show to be inaccurate or untrue.2. To accuse of lying. give up the ghost To cease living or functioning; die. give way1. To retreat or withdraw.2. To yield the right of way: gave way to an oncoming car.3. To relinquish ascendancy or position: as day gives way slowly to night.4. To collapse from or as if from physical pressure: The ladder gave way.5. To yield to urging or demand; give in.6. To abandon oneself: give way to hysteria.

[Middle English given, from Old English giefan and Old Norse gefa; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

give off

vb (tr, adverb) to emit or discharge: the mothballs gave off an acrid odour.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	give off - have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
	2.	give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"give out, emiteffuse - give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"spark, sparkle - emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"radiate - send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"fume, smoke - emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming"reek - give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"shoot - emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"ray - emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"steam - emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"

give

verb1. To make a gift of.Also used with away:bestow, hand out, present.2. To present as a gift to a charity or cause:bestow, contribute, donate, hand out.3. To relinquish to the possession or control of another:deliver, furnish, hand, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over.4. To distribute (money) as payment:disburse, expend, lay out, outlay, pay (out), spend.Informal: fork out (or over) (or up), shell out.5. To provide as a remedy:administer, apply, dispense.6. To mete out by means of some action:administer, deal, deliver.7. To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege:accord, award, concede, grant, vouchsafe.8. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance.Also used with over:commend, commit, confide, consign, entrust, hand over, relegate, trust, turn over.Idiom: give in trust.9. To devote (oneself or one's efforts):address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, turn.10. To set aside or distribute as a share:admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, lot, measure out, mete (out).11. To produce on the stage:act (out), do, dramatize, enact, perform, present, put on, stage.12. To organize and carry out (an activity):have, hold, stage.13. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others:carry, communicate, convey, pass, spread, transmit.14. To bring forth (a product):bear, produce, yield.15. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent.16. To be unable to hold up:bend.17. To fall in:buckle, cave in, collapse, crumple, go.Idiom: give way.phrasal verb
give awayTo disclose in a breach of confidence:betray, blab, divulge, expose, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil.Informal: spill.Archaic: discover.Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all.phrasal verb
give back1. To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office:reinstate, replace, restore, return.2. To send, put, or carry back to a former location:restore, return, take back.phrasal verb
give forthTo discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent.phrasal verb
give inTo cease opposition:concede, yield.phrasal verb
give offTo discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give, give forth, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent.phrasal verb
give out1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:emit, give, give forth, give off, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent.2. To cease functioning properly:break down, fail.Slang: conk out.3. To suddenly lose all health or strength:break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, succumb.Informal: crack up.Slang: conk out.Idiom: give way.4. To lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless:burn out, run down.Slang: poop out.5. To make or become no longer active or productive:deplete, desiccate, dry up, play out, run out.6. To prove deficient or insufficient:fail, run out.Idioms: fall short, run dry, run short.phrasal verb
give over1. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse:abandon, give up, surrender.2. To cease consideration or treatment of:dismiss, drop, give up, skip.Idioms: have done with, wash one's hands of.phrasal verb
give up1. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse:abandon, give over, surrender.2. To cease trying to accomplish or continue:abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop.Informal: swear off.Slang: lay off.Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel.3. To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example):break, cut out, leave off, stop.Slang: kick.4. To cease consideration or treatment of:dismiss, drop, give over, skip.Idioms: have done with, wash one's hands of.5. To lose all hope:despair, despond.nounThe quality or state of being flexible:bounce, ductility, elasticity, flexibility, flexibleness, malleability, malleableness, plasticity, pliability, pliableness, pliancy, pliantness, resilience, resiliency, spring, springiness, suppleness.Obsolete: flexure.

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(giv) – past tense gave (geiv) : past participle ˈgiven – verb1. to cause to have. My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?给2. to produce (something). Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.生产3. to yield, bend, break etc. This lock looks solid, but it will give under pressure. 屈服，弯曲，断裂 4. to organize (some event etc). We're giving a party next week. 组织（活动等） noun the ability to yield or bend under pressure. This chair has a lot of give in it.可弯性ˈgiven adjective1. stated. to do a job at a given time.一定的2. (with to) in the habit of (doing) something. He's given to making stupid remarks.习惯的3. taking (something) as a fact. Given that x equals three, x plus two equals five. 假定的，已知的 given name (American) a personal or christian name. 名字，教名 give and take willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself. 公平交换give away1. to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it). I'm going to give all my money away.送掉2. to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally. He gave away our hiding-place (noun ˈgive-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).泄露give back to return something. She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.归还give in1. to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield. The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.投降2. to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority). Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?上交give off to produce. That fire is giving off a lot of smoke.产生give or take allowing for the addition or subtraction of. I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos). 或多或少，允许有...的小误差 give out1. to give, usually to several people. The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.分发2. to come to an end. My patience gave out.用尽3. to produce. The fire gave out a lot of heat.产生give rise to to cause. This gives rise to a large number of problems.引起give up1. to stop, abandon. I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.停止2. to stop using etc. You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.放弃3. to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else. 让与4. to devote (time etc) to doing something. He gave up all his time to gardening.使埋头于5. (often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be. You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost). 认为（某人，某事）已无指望 give way1. to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass. Give way to traffic coming from the right.让路2. to break, collapse etc under pressure. The bridge will give way any day now.塌陷3. to agree against one's will. I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.让步

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verb give off, send forth, or discharge

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