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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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Slot's belief was echoed by Dominik Szoboszlai, who stressed that he and his team-mates are going to give everything to try to keep Liverpool's Champions League hopes alive.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Nothing we have seen so far can give confidence that wading deeper now ends in a quick victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Kiarah Chukwudi had five RBIs and Isabella Campos and Alaina Mora combined to give up no hits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Related: We asked our wedding guests to give money to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Flip and Nollie had rearranged their kitchen to give them an emergency hiding place as soon as the razzias started.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom