give out

verb

gave out; given out; giving out; gives out

transitive verb

1

a

: declare, publish

giving out that the doctor … required a few days of complete rest

—Charles Dickens

b

: to read aloud the words of (a hymn or psalm) for congregational singing

2

: emit

gave out a constant hum

3

: issue

gave out new uniforms

intransitive verb

1

: break down, fail

2

: to become exhausted : collapse

Synonyms

• advertise
• announce
• annunciate
• blare
• blaze
• blazon
• broadcast
• declare
• enunciate
• flash
• herald
• placard
• post
• proclaim
• promulgate
• publicize
• publish
• release
• sound
• trumpet

Examples of give out in a Sentence

that's information that I'm not prepared to give out

this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes

Recent Examples on the Web

So last October, at the age of 80, Murray ended her retirement and got a job giving out samples at Costco. —Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024

This is the brothers giving out a scholarship to a UC walk on.https://t.co/jLPLxiccz7 — Ri Korpop (@korpoppp) April 12, 2024 Kelce and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, are reportedly heading to Coachella this weekend where — music first! —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024

Glasses will also be given out at some local events. —Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024

Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the annual celebration of country music and its music videos gave out trophies in categories like Collaborative Video of the Year, CMT Performance of the Year, and the top prize, Video of the Year. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024

Lawmaker William Wragg, 36, came forward to apologize for having given out people’s personal contacts. —Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024

Everybody in the episode wields a policy of some kind — for reading scripts, for borrowing cash from strangers, for giving out phone numbers. —Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

But even those calls are concerning to some residents, who worry about giving out their FEMA registration number to possible scammers. —Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024

Since the James Beard Foundation began giving out awards for top chefs, restaurants and more in 1990, no San Diego chef has made it past the semifinalist round. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

give out

verb

1

: emit sense 1

2

: to become exhausted : collapse

3

: break down sense 1

4

: to pass out : issue

give out the new books