Give

/ɡɪv/ · verb

Meaning

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere..

Definitions by Sense

1. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
2. (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
3. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
4. (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
5. (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
6. (transitive, dated) To provide a view of.
7. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
8. To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

Example Sentences

They're giving my favorite show!

We hope that the need to "give good e-mail" in response to questions from clients and potential clients will in fact induce firms to get serious about storing and reusing their expertise – and even become open to tailoring […]

[…]who did not have a culture in which 'giving good presentation' and successfully playing the internal political game was the way up.

A friendly voice on the phone welcoming prospective new clients is a must. Don't underestimate the importance of giving good "phone".

Social skills are required to meet new people in a chat room and maintain contact over time (“Do you give good e-mail?”). The Internet provides people with an opportunity to reinvent or misrepresent themselves.

He gives good face too, posing for the camera with hands on waist, eyes forward, legs crossed (Fig. 4.1).

I give it ten minutes before he gives up.

I'd give it a 95% chance of success.

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