Definition of give

"give" in the noun sense

1. give, spring, springiness

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

"give" in the verb sense

1. give

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

be the cause or source of

"He gave me a lot of trouble"

"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

3. give

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

convey or reveal information

"Give one's name"

5. give, pay

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

organize or be responsible for

"hold a reception"

"have, throw, or make a party"

"give a course"

7. give, throw

convey or communicate of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

"Throw a glance"

"She gave me a dirty look"

8. give, gift, present

give as a present make a gift of

"What will you give her for her birthday?"

9. give, yield

cause to happen or be responsible for

"His two singles gave the team the victory"

10. give, pay, devote

dedicate

"give thought to"

"give priority to"

"pay attention to"

11. render, yield, return, give, generate

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

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

bring about

"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

14. give

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

emit or utter

"Give a gulp"

"give a yelp"

16. sacrifice, give

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

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

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

give (as medicine

"I gave him the drug"

20. give, apply

give or convey physically

"She gave him First Aid"

"I gave him a punch in the nose"

21. give, render

bestow

"give homage"

"render thanks"

22. grant, give

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 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

give food to

"Feed the starving children in India"

"don't give the child this tough meat"

25. contribute, give, chip in, kick in

contribute to some cause

"I gave at the office"

26. collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder

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 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 and deliver

"Give bond"

29. give

deliver in exchange or recompense

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

30. afford, open, give

afford access to

"the door opens to the patio"

"The French doors give onto a terrace"

31. give

present to view

"He gave the sign to start"

32. give

perform for an audience

"Pollini is giving another concert in New York"

33. give, yield

be flexible under stress of physical force

"This material doesn't give"

34. give

propose

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

35. give

accord by verdict

"give a decision for the plaintiff"

36. give

manifest or show

"This student gives promise of real creativity"

"The office gave evidence of tampering"

37. give

offer in good faith

"He gave her his word"

38. give

submit for consideration, judgment, or use

"give one's opinion"

"give an excuse"

39. give

guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

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

40. give

allow to have or take

"I give you two minutes to respond"

41. give

inflict as a punishment

"She gave the boy a good spanking"

"The judge gave me 10 years"

42. give

occur

"what gives?"

43. give

consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

"She gave herself to many men"

44. give

proffer (a body part

"She gave her hand to her little sister"

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Quotations for give

Give the devil his due. [ Dryden ]

Cut, or give me the bill. [ Proverb ]

Give losers leave to talk. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Give thy thoughts no tongue. [ Shakespeare ]

Dress does not give knowledge. [ Yriarte ]

He will give the devil his due. [ William Shakespeare ]

Habit is necessary to give power. [ Hazlitt ]

Give me liberty, or give me death. [ Patrick Henry ]

Better give than not have to give. [ Italian Proverb ]

Whatever advice you give, be short. [ Horace ]

All strive to give to the rich man. [ Proverb ]

Difficulties give way to diligence. [ Proverb ]

Words pay no debts, give her deeds. [ William Shakespeare ]

A fool may give a wise man counsel. [ Proverb ]

Whatever precepts you give, be short. [ Horace ]

Come, give us a taste of your quality. [ William Shakespeare ]

Empty vessels give the greatest sound. [ Proverb ]

Heaven give you many, many merry days! [ William Shakespeare ]

Fools give to please all but their own. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

It is hard to ask; it is sweet to give. [ Mme. de Girardin ]

Give him an inch and he'll take an ell. [ Proverb ]

I'll give my jewels for a set of beads. [ William Shakespeare ]

For to give is the business of the rich. [ Goethe ]

What we frankly give, forever is our own. [ Granville ]

The worst men often give the best advice. [ Bailey ]

An enemy may chance to give good counsel. [ Proverb ]

When you give, give with joy and smiling. [ Joubert ]

Better give the wool than the whole sheep. [ Proverb ]

Fools may sometimes give wise men counsel. [ Proverb ]

Give a man luck and throw him into the sea. [ Proverb ]

Give me Thy light, and fix my eyes on Thee! [ Boethius ]

A little barrel can give but a little meal. [ Proverb ]

Give a dog an ill name and his work is done. [ Proverb ]

Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear. [ Homer ]

Reason and right give the quickest despatch. [ Feltham ]

Give me that man That is not passion's slave. [ William Shakespeare ]

Beauty can give an edge to the bluntest sword. [ Sir P. Sidney ]

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct. [ La Rochefoucauld ]

Fortune cannot take away what she did not give. [ Seneca ]

Give tribute, but not oblation, to human wisdom. [ Sir P. Sidney ]

Good reasons must of force give place to better. [ Jul. Caes ]

It is difficulties which give birth to miracles. [ Rev. Dr. Sharpe ]

Give him but rope enough and he'll hang himself. [ Proverb ]

Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath give. [ William Shakespeare, Macbeth ]

Give losers leave to speak, and winners to laugh. [ Proverb ]

Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep. [ Pope ]

Things fit only to give weight to smoke. (Trifles) [ Persius ]

Give a poor man sixpence, and not a bottle of wine. [ Proverb ]

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice. [ Rochefoucauld ]

Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue. [ Garibaldi ]

The heart ought to give charity when the hand cannot. [ P. Quesnel ]

I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety. [ William Shakespeare ]

Whatever we give to the wretched, we lend to fortune. [ Seneca ]

Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

The more we give to others, the more are we increased. [ Lao-Tze ]

The more we give to others, the more we are increased. [ Lao-Tze ]

Give your tongue more holiday than your hands or eyes. [ Rabbi Ben Azai ]

We all, when we are well, give good advice to the sick. [ Terence ]

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain. [ W. R. Alger ]

Give me the eloquent cheek, where blushes burn and die. [ Mrs. Osgood ]

Many a lash in the dark doth conscience give the wicked. [ Boston ]

Better give a shilling than lend and loose half a crown. [ Proverb ]

What the orators want in depth, they give you in length. [ Montesquieu ]

Fortune is merry, And in this mood will give us anything. [ William Shakespeare ]

Give not wantonly a dishonorable nickname to thy neighbor. [ Rabbi Eliazar ]

Enter upon love when you will, but give over when you can. [ Proverb ]

If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it. [ William Shakespeare ]

Give time to the Evil One, and you give him all he requires. [ Gladstone ]

Maid of Athens, ere we part, Give, oh, give me back my heart! [ Byron ]

Give only so much to one that you may have to give to another. [ Danish Proverb ]

A stirring dwarf we do allowance give before a sleeping giant. [ William Shakespeare ]

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. [ La Roche ]

There is not a joy the world can give like that it takes away. [ Byron ]

When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again. [ Shakespeare ]

If your aim is to give a piece, be sure you give it in pieces. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give. [ J. Petit-Senn ]

Oh, give me thy hand, one writ with me in sour misfortune's book- [ William Shakespeare ]

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. [ Burke ]

I will give up my gun when they pry it from my cold dead fingers. [ Unknown ]

Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it a charm. [ Richter ]

A short man needs no stool to give a long lubber a box on the ear. [ Proverb ]

We may give more offense by our silence than even by impertinence. [ Hazlitt ]

You may give him good advice, but who can give him wit to take it? [ Proverb ]

A man always ready to give his advice, and that the most judicious.

Experience is the name men give to their follies, or their sorrows. [ A. de Musset ]

It is only necessary to give to each thing the time which it claims. [ Angelo Pandolfini ]

He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. [ Karl Von Knebel ]

To give pain is the tyranny, - to make happy the true empire of beauty. [ Steele ]

It is chance that gives us relations, but we give friends to ourselves. [ Delille ]

If a poor man give you something, you should give him something better. [ Proverb ]

After his blood, that which a man can next give out of himself is a tear. [ Lamartine ]

The words of a friend joined with true affection, give life to the heart. [ Chilo ]

Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights. [ Charles Sumner ]

A Burston horse, and a Cambridge master of arts will give the way to nobody. [ Proverb ]

We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse. [ Madame Swetchine ]

God never makes us sensible of our weakness except to give us of His strength. [ Fenelon ]

And whatsoever else shall hap tonight. Give it an understanding, but no tongue. [ William Shakespeare ]

Some are unwisely liberal; and more delight to give presents than to pay debts. [ Sir P. Sidney ]

None can give the dew but God; it comes from above, and is of celestial origin. [ Bishop Reynolds ]

It is not words that give strength to friendship, but a similarity of interests. [ Demosthenes ]

Thou fool, what is sleep but the image of death? Fate will give an eternal rest. [ Ovid ]

give in Scrabble®

The word give is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters give:

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The 37 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In give

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give in Words With Friends™

The word give is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters give:

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The 41 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In give

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Words within the letters of give

3 letter words in give (1 word)

4 letter words in give (1 word)

give + 1 blank (3 words)

give + 2 blanks (7 words)

Word Growth involving give

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Longer words containing give

forgive forgiveable unforgiveable

forgive forgiveably

forgive forgiven forgiveness

forgive forgiven unforgiven

forgive forgiver forgivers

forgive forgives

gingivectomies

gingivectomy

giveaway giveaways

giveback givebacks

given forgiven forgiveness

given forgiven unforgiven

given givens

given godgiven

given outgiven

given overgiven

giver almsgiver almsgivers

giver bribegiver bribegivers

giver caregiver caregivers

giver forgiver forgivers

giver givers almsgivers

giver givers bribegivers

giver givers caregivers

giver givers forgivers

giver givers lawgivers

giver givers nongivers

giver givers tergiversant tergiversants

giver givers tergiversate tergiversated

giver givers tergiversate tergiversates

giver givers tergiversating

giver givers tergiversation tergiversations

giver givers tergiversator tergiversators

giver givers tergiversator tergiversatory

giver lawgiver lawgivers

giver nongiver nongivers

gives forgives

gives misgives

gives outgives

gives overgives

gives regives

misgive misgives

outgive outgiven

outgive outgives

overgive overgiven

overgive overgives

regive caregiver caregivers

regive regives