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Definitions

gave

[geyv] / geɪv /

VERB

contribute, supply, transfer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord allow award commit deliver donate grant hand out hand over permit present provide sell turn over

STRONG

administer bequeath bestow cede confer consign convey deed dispense endow entrust furnish gift lease relinquish remit subsidize tip transmit vouchsafe will

WEAK

ante up come across dish out dispose of dole out fork over hand down heap upon lavish upon lay upon let have make over parcel out part with pass down pass out pony up shell out throw in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow disapprove hold keep receive refuse reject retain take withhold

STRONG

conceal hide neglect

WEAK

fight hold up refrain withstand

VERB

communicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announce deliver express issue present put read

STRONG

air broadcast carry emit furnish impart notify pronounce publish render state supply transfer transmit utter vent ventilate

WEAK

be a source of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet hold keep refrain repress retain suppress take withhold

STRONG

conceal fail hide secret

WEAK

fight hold up withstand

VERB

demonstrate, proffer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extend indicate issue offer present produce provide return show

STRONG

administer bestow confer dispense display evidence furnish manifest minister pose render tender yield

WEAK

hold out put on set forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny hide hold keep refuse take take back withhold

STRONG

cover obscure

WEAK

fight hold up refrain withstand

VERB

yield, collapse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow devote fail go grant hand over lend open

STRONG

bend break cave cede concede contract crumble crumple fall flex fold recede relax relent relinquish retire retreat sag shrink sink slacken surrender weaken

WEAK

bow to fold up give way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny finish hold keep refuse

STRONG

advance build disagree enlarge expand extend face fight forge grow increase join meet put together rise straighten strengthen stretch tighten win

WEAK

conceal hold up refrain take withhold withstand

VERB

perform action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address apply cause devote do lead make produce throw turn

STRONG

bend direct engender occasion

WEAK

buckle down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy fail lose pass ruin

WEAK

conceal fight hold hold up keep refrain take withhold withstand

Example Sentences

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Weiss reportedly gave “60 Minutes” producers White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s phone number.

From Salon

Dozens of victims also gave evidence against him, telling how their homes had been ruined by his unfinished work.

From BBC

The Jordanian authorities gave Siwar's family a supply of 12 cans of the hypoallergenic Neocate formula on their departure for Gaza.

From BBC

That boost gave Constellation the currency it needed to do a deal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The piece also gave me rare insight through conversations with his brother Ricardo and his longtime trainer Eddy Reynoso, who shared intimate memories and moments that shaped him inside and outside the ring.

From Los Angeles Times