Noun
- 1. given, presumption, precondition, assumption, supposition, supposal
- usage: an assumption that is taken for granted
Verb
- 1. give
- usage: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
- 2. yield, give, afford, supply, provide, render, furnish
- usage: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
- 3. give, transfer
- usage: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
- 4. give, state, say, tell
- usage: convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
- 5. give, pay, communicate, intercommunicate
- usage: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
- 6. hold, throw, have, make, give, direct
- usage: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
- 7. give, throw, communicate, intercommunicate
- usage: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
- 8. give, gift, present
- usage: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
- 9. give, yield, make, create
- usage: cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
- 10. give, pay, devote, think, cogitate, cerebrate
- usage: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
- 11. render, yield, return, give, generate, produce, make, create
- usage: give or supply; "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"
- 12. impart, leave, give, pass on, tell
- usage: transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
- 13. establish, give, make, create
- usage: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
- 14. give, pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
- usage: leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?"
- 15. give, utter, emit, let out, let loose
- usage: emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
- 16. sacrifice, give, release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
- usage: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
- 17. pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give, transfer
- usage: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
- 18. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
- usage: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
- 19. give, administer, dispense
- usage: give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
- 20. give, apply, distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
- usage: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
- 21. give, render, communicate, intercommunicate
- usage: bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
- 22. grant, give
- usage: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
- 23. move over, give way, give, ease up, yield, move
- usage: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
- 24. feed, give, provide, supply, ply, cater
- usage: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
- 25. contribute, give, chip in, kick in, give
- usage: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
- 26. collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder, change
- usage: break down, literally or metaphorically; "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"
- 27. give, estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
- usage: estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
- 28. give, execute
- usage: execute and deliver; "Give bond"
- 29. give, compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
- usage: deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
- 30. afford, open, give
- usage: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
- 31. give, show
- usage: present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
- 32. give, perform
- usage: perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
- 33. give, yield, stretch
- usage: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
- 34. give, toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail
- usage: propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
- 35. give, accord, allot, grant
- usage: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
- 36. give, express, show, evince
- usage: manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
- 37. give, pledge
- usage: offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
- 38. give, submit, subject
- usage: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
- 39. give, lead
- usage: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
- 40. give, permit, allow, let, countenance
- usage: allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
- 41. give, inflict, bring down, visit, impose
- usage: inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
- 42. give, happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
- usage: occur; "what gives?"
- 43. give, accept, consent, go for
- usage: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
- 44. give, offer, proffer
- usage: proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
Adjective
- 1. given, granted, acknowledged (vs. unacknowledged)
- usage: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"
- 2. apt(predicate), disposed(predicate), given(predicate), minded(predicate), tending(predicate), inclined(predicate) (vs. disinclined)
- usage: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
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