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 of give out

• announce
• publish
• declare
• run with
• proclaim
• post
• advertise

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

Thursday, though, people all over the building were wearing the Gilbert Arenas-era gold-and-black throwbacks the team gave out in a promotion. —David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

One category — whether the township gave out poor relief to residents in 2023 and 2024 — is weighted more heavily than others. —Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026

Missing out on Sunday night’s Actor Award also is significant in that the trophy is given out by SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents Chalamet’s fellow actors in Hollywood. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

The market gave out free soup to customers. —Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for give out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout

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