give
To transfer one's possession or holding of toTo move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.: To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
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» Who did you give it to?
Wem hast du es gegeben? — tokre
Wem habt ihr es gegeben? — Luiaard
Wem haben Sie es gegeben? — Luiaard
Кому ты его дал? — Selena777
Кому ты её дал? — Selena777
Кому ты его отдал? — odexed
Кому ты это дал? — marafon
Кому вы это дали? — marafon
Кому вы его дали? — marafon
Кому вы её дали? — marafon
Кому ти це дав? — deniko
Кому ти його дав? — deniko
Кому ти її дав? — deniko
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Examples
21734 sentencesWho did you give it to?
Кому ти це дав? — deniko
ruКому ты его дал? — Selena777
deWem hast du es gegeben? — tokre
Please give me something to eat.
Будь ласка, дай мені щось попоїсти. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, дайте мне что-нибудь поесть. — sharptoothed
deGib mir bitte etwas zu essen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Will you give me a light?
У вас є запальничка? — aandrusiak
ruУ тебя есть зажигалка? — mutternoise
deHast du Feuer? — Dejo
Meaning
28 sensesTo move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(ditransitive)To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
I gave him my coat.
I gave my coat to the beggar.
geben, abgeben
дава́тьdavátʹ, датьdatʹ, дари́тьdarítʹ
дава́тиdaváty, да́тиdáty, дарува́тиdaruváty
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
(intransitive)To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.
be flexible under stress of physical force
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.
More meanings 25
To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
(ditransitive)To make a present or gift of.
I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.
She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.
give as a present; make a gift of
(ditransitive)To pledge.
I gave him my word that I'd protect his children.
(ditransitive)To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.
Please give me some more time.
(ditransitive)To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc.).
It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.
The fence gave me an electric shock.
(ditransitive)To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
I want to give you a kiss and a hug.
As mom gave us a long look, I gave a sigh and my sister gave a laugh.
(ditransitive)To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
Give me your hand.
On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman.
(ditransitive)To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
My boyfriend gave me chlamydia.
He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer.
(ditransitive)To provide or administer (a medication).
The doctors gave me morphine for the pain.
(ditransitive)To present someone to an audience.
Playing for us tonight, I give you The Beatles!
Origin
From Middle English given, yeven, yiven, ȝiven, from merger of Old English ġefan, ġeofan,From Middle English given, yeven, yiven, ȝiven, from merger of Old English ġefan, ġeofan, ġiefan, ġifan, ġiofan, ġyfan (“to give”) and Old Norse gefa (“to give”), from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- (“to give; to take”). Displaced yive, from Middle English yiven, of the same origin, from influence of Old Norse gefa.
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Forms
gives, giving, gave, givenTenses
give · gave · will give · have givenPhrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- give upздаватися, здатисяTo relinquish (something)сдавать, выдаватьTo relinquish (something)sich ergeben, aufgebenTo relinquish (something)entregar, renunciarTo relinquish (something)se rendreTo relinquish (something)arrendersiTo relinquish (something)oddaćTo relinquish (something)render-se, cederTo relinquish (something)To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
- give backповертати, повернутивернуть, отдаватьzurückgebendevolverrendrerendereoddać, oddawaćdevolverTo return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).
- give inзазнати невдачіподламываться, подломитьсяnachgebencedercédercedereugiąć sięçökmekcederTo collapse or fall.
- give awayдаруватидавать, дароватьweggebendonner, offrirdare via, regalarerozdawaćdar, dar de presenteTo make a gift of (something).
- give aboutTo distribute or circulate something
- give offиспускать, источатьabgeben, emittierenemitirémettreemettereyaymaksoltar, emitirTo emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
- give outпроголосити, проголошуватиобъявлять, объявитьTo utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.
- give overTo entrust (something) to another.
Synonyms
24 synonyms- be the cause or source of:yieldafford
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow:pay
- organize or be responsible for:holdthrowhavemake
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture:throw
- give as a present; make a gift of:giftpresent
- cause to happen or be responsible for:yield
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
67 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Verbs with two objects: give him a book, give a book to him — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- give up smoking
- give a speech
- one who gave
- want to give
- please give
- going to give
- give this to
- given up hope
- give up on
- never give up
- has given up
- decided to give
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.