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give

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of give

1 to make a present of

Math tutors generously give their time to help students after school.

Synonyms of give

bestow, contribute, donate, give away, present, volunteer

Words Related to give

chip in, kick in, pitch in, throw in

award, confer, endow, endue (or indue), render

furnish, provide

aid, assist, benefit, help

administer, dish out, dispense, dole out, hand out, impart, issue, mete (out)

extend, fork (over, out, or up), offer, put up, tender

Phrases Synonymous with give

give of

Near Antonyms of give

hold, keep, pocket, retain, withhold

advance, lend, loan

2 to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

I gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming.

Synonyms of give

commend, commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest

Words Related to give

assign, deal (out), dispense, disperse, distribute, divide

hand in, release, relinquish, submit, surrender, turn in, yield

bequeath, hand down, hand on, will

advance, lend, loan

furnish, supply

Near Antonyms of give

detain, hold back, reserve, withhold

accept, receive, take in

occupy, take, take over

Antonyms of give

hold, keep, retain

3 to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

The author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m.

Synonyms of give

carry, mount, offer, present, stage

Words Related to give

display, exhibit, expose, parade, show, show off, unveil

act, impersonate, perform, play, portray

depict, dramatize, enact, render, represent

extend, proffer, tender

Phrases Synonymous with give

come out with

4 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

They loaded the shopping cart with so much food it gave under all the weight.

Synonyms of give

buckle, cave (in), collapse, crumple, founder, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield

Words Related to give

deflate, flatten, melt, melt down

break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall

burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split

crack, crumble, pop, snap

Phrases Synonymous with give

give way

Near Antonyms of give

inflate, rise, swell

5 to hand over or use up in payment

I wouldn't give a nickel for such a run-down car.

Synonyms of give

disburse, drop, expend, fork (over, out, or up), lay out, outlay, pay, shell out, spend

Words Related to give

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), run through, squander, throw away, waste

Near Antonyms of give

cache, hoard, lay up, save

acquire, earn, gain, garner, make, procure, realize, secure, win

6 to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)

She gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably.

Synonyms of give

air, expound, express, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Words Related to give

advertise, announce, declare, enunciate, proclaim, say

broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish

describe, write, write up

sound off, speak out, speak up

communicate, convey, put across, put over

Phrases Synonymous with give

give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms of give

censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms of give

stifle, suppress

7 to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

He totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year.

Synonyms of give

address, apply, bend, buckle, devote

Words Related to give

readdress, reapply

knuckle down, set (to), settle (down)

busy, commit, concern, engage, involve

exert, exhaust, put out, spend, strain, stress, tax, trouble, wear out

carry on, pitch in, plunge (in)

grind, hump, hustle, peg (away), plod, plow, plug (away), work

Phrases Synonymous with give

get cracking, get one's act together, get with it, turn one's hand (or turn a hand)

Near Antonyms of give

dally, dawdle, dillydally, fiddle (around), fool around, idle, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

8 to produce as revenue

a company that consistently gives $30 million in profits to the owner

Synonyms of give

bear, pay, return, yield

Words Related to give

afford, furnish, provide, supply

9 to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

I gave him my e-mail address.

Synonyms of give

deliver, feed, furnish, hand, hand over, provide, supply

Words Related to give

administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate

assign, cede, deed, make over, transfer

Near Antonyms of give

conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve, save

Antonyms of give

hold (back), keep (back), reserve, retain, withhold

10 to put before another for acceptance or consideration

She gave the committee her grant proposal.

Synonyms of give

extend, offer, proffer, tender, trot out

Words Related to give

give in, submit

Phrases Synonymous with give

run by (or run past)

Near Antonyms of give

accept, receive, take

accredit, approbate, approve, authorize, clear, confirm, finalize, formalize, OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant

decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, turn down, veto

rebuff, rebut, refuse, spurn

retract, withdraw

disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook

11 to cause (something) to pass from one to another

She gave her cold to me, and now I'm so sick that I can barely get out of bed.

Synonyms of give

communicate, conduct, convey, impart, spread, transfer, transfuse, transmit

Words Related to give

deliver, hand over, surrender, turn over

broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, propagate

hand down, hand on

contaminate, infect, poison

Near Antonyms of give

catch, come down (with), contract

Synonym Discussion of give

give, present, donate, bestow, confer, afford mean to convey to another as a possession. give, the general term, is applicable to any passing over of anything by any means.

- give alms
- gave her a ride on a pony
- give my love to your mother

present carries a note of formality and ceremony.

- present an award

donate is likely to imply a publicized giving (as to charity).

- donate a piano to the orphanage

bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver.

- bestow unwanted advice

confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor).

- confer an honorary degree

afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver.

- the trees afford shade
- a development that affords us some hope

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