to transfer the possession of (something that one owns or has a right to) to another; to cause somebody to have (something)
to commit or entrust (something) to another
to yield possession of (something) as payment or in exchange
to devote (something) or make it available
I can give you ten minutes
They gave their lives for their country
to cause somebody to experience or feel (something)
You gave me a fright
Digging gives me backache
to inflict (something) as punishment
She gave the child a rebuke
to offer or present (something) for another to use or act on
He gave me his hand
to offer (something) to another
Let me give you some advice
to agree to act in accordance with (a promise, undertaking, etc)
I give you my word
to utter (a sound)
The boy gave a shout
to communicate or express (something)
to give a signal
to give a reason
to make (a movement)
The ship gave a lurch
to provide (something) by way of entertainment
to give a party
to perform or present (something) in public
to give a concert
to yield (something) as a product or effect
Cows give milk
84 divided by 12 gives 7
to grant or bestow (something) by formal action
to give a judgement
in games, to make a specified ruling on the status of (a player or action)
Bowles was given offside
The referee gave the goal
to allow or concede (something)
I'll give you that game
It's late, I give you that
to cause (somebody) to think something
I was given to understand that he was ill
to care to a specified extent
They don't give a damn
to propose (somebody or something) as a toast
I give you the Queen
to make gifts or donations
to yield or collapse in response to pressure
The fence gave under his weight
to afford a view or passage
The door gives directly on to the garden
to counterattack with equal vigour
allowing for a specified imprecision
three hours, give or take a few minutes either way
to concede a right of way
to be overcome by an emotion or reaction
to give way to tears
to yield to physical stress
The snow caused the roof to give way
to withdraw before superior force; to retreat
to yield to entreaty or insistence
(+ to) to be superseded by (something)
informal what is happening?