Meaning of give | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Yield a very material without receiving in return a payment, often to like to the one who receives it.
2. Assume that one is in determinate situation.
3. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience.
   uncountable
4. Grow well, prosper.
5. To return: gave me back my book.
6. Clash against something or strike.
7. To devote or contribute: She really gave of her time to help. They give of themselves to improve the quality of education.
8. To send forth; emit: chemical changes that give off energy.
9. To behave or perform creditably.
10. To yield to a more powerful force; retreat.
11. To punish or reprimand severely: My parents really gave it to me for coming in late.
12. Plus or minus a small specified amount: The chalet is close to the road, give or take a few hundred yards.
13. To be the cause or origin of; bring about.
14. To tell someone frankly what one thinks about something, especially when angry.
15. To cease living or functioning; die.

Equivalents

Examples

“This chair doesn't have much give.”

“There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.”

“The striker's job was onerous, too, because there was so little "give" in the metal, and the perpetual jarring was indeed trying to the muscles.”

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