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

• 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

At the Elk Grove Food Bank, which serves about 8,700 families per month, Executive Director Marie Jachino said the parking lot is full, the shelves of the warehouse are nearly bare and employees don’t have produce to give out. —Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025

The call was to be concluded by giving out a lottery number. —Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

Awards were given out across 33 categories, with winners in the narrative, documentary, and animated shorts categories achieving Oscar eligibility. —Giana Levy, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025

Problem was, their legs seemed to give out on them in the fourth quarter, when an 11-point lead disappeared in the closing minutes, dropping their 15th outing to Philadelphia in the last 16 meetings and falling to 1-20 all-time against Joel Embiid. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025

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