Definitions

give

[giv] / gɪv /

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 repress suppress withhold

STRONG

conceal

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 withhold

STRONG

obscure

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

finish hold keep

STRONG

enlarge expand face fight grow increase put together rise strengthen win

WEAK

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

WEAK

hold hold up refrain

Example Sentences

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Kalshi contracts could give collectors a way to hedge against market swings.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

If you talk to an adviser about your strategy, make sure you are formally engaging them and that they are a fiduciary bound to give you advice that is in your best interest.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Manifold’s appointment had been intended to give BP a clean break from its past leadership, which embarked on a now-abandoned pivot toward green energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

No wonder “The Comeback” felt like one series this year immune to producers using AI to give script notes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“I almost forgot to give you this,” she says, placing it on the table in front of me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

give

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