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give

v.

To transfer
grant, bestow, confer, impart, present, endow, bequeath, award, dispense, subsidize, contribute, parcel out, hand out, dole out, give out, pass in, hand in, throw in, hand down, hand over, deliver, let have, tip, remit, pass down, convey, deed, sell, will, give over, make over, put into the hands of, contribute to, lavish upon, consign, negotiate, relinquish, cede, lease, accord, invest, dispose of, part with, fob off, lay upon, turn over, heap upon, transmit, settle, take delivery on, come through with, come across with, shell out, dish out, deal out, fork over, untie the purse strings, kick in, palm off.
Antonyms maintain*, withhold, take.
To provide
furnish, proffer, supply; see provide 1.
To produce
yield, furnish, return; see produce 1.
To yield under pressure
give way, retreat, collapse, fall, contract, offer no resistance, shrink, recede, open, relax, sag, bend, flex, crumble, crumple, yield, bow to.
Antonyms resist*, remain rigid, stand firm.
To allot
assign, dispense, deal; see distribute 1.
To inflict
strike, deliver, mete out; see inflict 1.
To pass on
communicate, transmit, transfer; see carry 2.
To give a speech
deliver, present, read; see address 2.
To give a play
put on, present, produce; see perform 2.
To administer
minister, provide with, dispense; see administer 2.

give is the general word meaning to transfer from one's own possession to that of another; grant implies that there has been a request or an expressed desire for the thing given to grant a favor; present implies a certain formality in the giving and often connotes considerable value in the gift he presented the school with a library; donate is used especially of a giving to some philanthropic or religious cause; bestow stresses that the thing is given gratuitously and may imply condescension in the giver to bestow charity upon the poor; confer implies that the giver is a superior and that the thing given is an honor, privilege, etc. to confer a title, a college degree, etc.

what gives*

what happened? what is going on? tell me the facts; see what 2.

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Another word for give

verb

To make a gift of.
Also used with away: bestow, hand out, present². See give
To present as a gift to a charity or cause:
bestow, contribute, donate, hand out. See give
To relinquish to the possession or control of another:
deliver, furnish, hand, hand over, provide, supply, transfer, turn over. See give
To distribute (money) as payment:
disburse, expend, lay out, outlay, pay (out), spend. (Informal) fork out (or over) (or up), shell out. See save
To provide as a remedy:
administer, apply, dispense. See give
To mete out by means of some action:
administer, deal, deliver. See give
To let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege:
accord, award, concede, grant, vouchsafe. See give
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 (or charge). See give
To devote (oneself or one's efforts):
address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, turn. See collect, work
To set aside or distribute as a share:
admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, lot, measure out, mete (out). See collect
To produce on the stage:
act (out), do, dramatize, enact, perform, present², put on, stage. See performing arts
To organize and carry out (an activity):
have, hold, stage. See control, planned
To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others:
carry, communicate, convey, pass, spread, transmit. See move
To bring forth (a product):
bear, produce, yield. See rich
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. See free, move
To be unable to hold up:
bend. See help
To fall in:
buckle, cave in, collapse, crumple, go. Idiom: give way. See explosion

phrasal verb give away

To 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. See show

phrasal verb give back

To put (someone) in the possession of a prior position or office:
reinstate, replace, restore, return. See increase, keep
To send, put, or carry back to a former location:
restore, return, take back. See increase, keep

phrasal verb give forth

To 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. See free, move

phrasal verb give in

To cease opposition:

concede, yield. See win

phrasal verb give off

To 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. See free, move

phrasal verb give out

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. See free, move
To cease functioning properly:
break down, fail. (Slang) conk out. See thrive
To suddenly lose all health or strength:
break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, succumb. (Informal) crack up. (Slang) conk out. Idiom: give way. See health
To lose so much strength and power as to become ineffective or motionless:
burn out, run down. (Slang) poop out. See tired
To make or become no longer active or productive:
deplete, desiccate, dry up, play out, run out. See continue
To prove deficient or insufficient:
fail, run out. Idioms: fall short, run dry, run short. See excess

phrasal verb give over

To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse:
abandon, give up, surrender. See resist
To cease consideration or treatment of:
dismiss, drop, give up, skip. Idioms: have done with, wash one's hands of. See keep

phrasal verb give up

To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse:
abandon, give over, surrender. See resist
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. See continue
To desist from, cease, or discontinue (a habit, for example):
break, cut out, leave off, stop. (Slang) kick. See continue
To cease consideration or treatment of:
dismiss, drop, give over, skip. Idioms: have done with, wash one's hands of. See keep
To lose all hope:
despair, despond. See hope