be given

VERB

cost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring in come to require sell for take yield

STRONG

nick rap

WEAK

amount to be asked be demanded be marked at be needed be paid be priced at be received be valued at be worth mount up move back sell at set back to the tune of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow lose refuse reject

VERB

get

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch

STRONG

contract sicken succumb

WEAK

be afflicted with be smitten by become infected with come down with get sick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be immune give

VERB

receive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept collect draw earn gain get hear hold make obtain pick up pocket reap secure seize take take in win

STRONG

acquire admit apprehend appropriate arrogate assume catch cop corral derive gather grab inherit perceive procure pull redeem snag

WEAK

be in receipt of be informed be told come by come into get from get hands on get hold of latch on to pull down take possession

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow discourage dissuade drop fail forfeit forsake free give halt let go lose offer pass refuse reject release renounce repulse spend stop throw away

STRONG

push repel

WEAK

deliver donate turn away

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He will also be given 424 million Tesla shares if he brings that company up to a valuation of $8.5 trillion.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The tickets will be given out through a multi-day lottery beginning on Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Widdicombe said he was "giddy with excitement, honoured and a little overawed to be given the chance to step into the biggest shoes in television".

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is the latest film to be given the Cosm treatment, in which supplemental animations seek to envelop guests.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Descriptions of how each articulation is done cannot be given here, because they depend too much on the particular instrument that is making the music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

be given

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