Meaning

13 senses
  1. (transitive)To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.

    обнаро́доватьobnaródovatʹ, объявля́тьobʺjavljátʹ, объяви́тьobʺjavítʹ

  2. To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.

    (transitive)To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing.

  3. (transitive)To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth.

    give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

  4. To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth.

    (transitive)To put forth, utter (prayers).

  5. (transitive)To issue; to distribute.

    Can you help me to give out the new books to the class, please?

    austeilen, ausgeben

    роздава́тиrozdaváty, розда́тиrozdáty

  6. To cease functioning in some way.

    (intransitive)To desist.

  7. (intransitive)To desist through exhaustion of strength or patience.

  8. (intransitive, usually)To break down, get out of order, fail.

    So your old car finally gave out, did it?

  9. (intransitive)To run short, come to an end.

  10. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, intransitive)To complain, sulk, chastise.

    You shouldn't give out to your brother like that.

    He was always giving out about the weather.

  11. (intransitive, slang)To pretend or act as if something is true.

    I gave out that I was at home, but they didn't ask for an alibi.

  12. (intransitive, slang)To express oneself intensely emotionally, either by talking or in a musical performance.

    He's been giving out for hours.

Examples

70 sentences
  1. Unfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter.

    На жаль запаси продуктів закінчилися ще до завершення зими. — ChickenKiev

    ruК несчастью, запасы продуктов закончились ещё до окончания зимы. — Hellerick

    deLeider gingen die Nahrungsmittelvorräte vor Ende des Winters zu Ende. — raggione

  2. The supplies will give out soon.

    deDie Vorräte werden bald verbraucht sein. — raggione

  3. My legs gave out on me.

  4. The supplies are beginning to give out.

    ruПрипасы начинают заканчиваться. — sharptoothed

    deDie Vorräte beginnen, zu Ende zu gehen. — xtofu80

  5. Are you giving out meal tickets here?

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to issue:
Русский
By meaning 1
to utter, publish, announce:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to issue:

Origin

Cognate with German ausgeben (“spend, pay, output”).

Cognate with German ausgeben (“spend, pay, output”).

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Forms

gives out, giving out, gave out, given out
Base formgive out · to give out
3rd person singulargives out
Present participlegiving out
Past simplegave out
Past participlegiven out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive out
he, she, itgives out

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given out
he, she, ithas given out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give out

Phrasal verbs

11 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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