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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“The most salient point is that ‘anything but China’ and the whole mantra of ‘China is uninvestible’ died,” said says Louis Gave, co-founder of Gavekal.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Gave did share some reasons to feel bullish in Monday’s note.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Oaks Christian 2, Westlake 1: Luke Puls had a solo home run and Gave Geyer threw three innings of scoreless relief.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Recent posts to his YouTube channel include videos titled “30 Celebrities Fight For $1,000,000” and “I Built 100 Houses And Gave Them Away!” — but his brand has evolved far beyond his YouTube persona.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

“Your father would know that one. Gave the Ministry a lot of trouble at one time, the Imperius Curse.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling