Showing 22 phrasal verbs and 60 definitions related to the verb 'Give'.
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Give away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Entrust your daughter to her husband through the marriage ceremony
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He GAVE his daughter AWAY and told the groom to look after her. -
Meaning: Tell a secret, often unintentionally
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» Example: She didn't GIVE anything AWAY about the party so it came as a complete surprise to me. -
Meaning: Distribute something for free
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: In this issue of the magazine, they are giving away a free DVD. -
Meaning: Give without asking for or expecting payment
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He decided to GIVE his new album AWAY in a magazine. -
Meaning: Give an advantage to your opponent in a sport by making a mistake, playing badly, etc
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: They GAVE AWAY two goals in the first half. -
Meaning: Give an unwanted baby to people to bring up
(Separable [optional] | British English)
» Example: She had to GIVE her baby AWAY as she couldn't afford to bring it up. -
Meaning: Betray, report to authorities
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: The gang GAVE him AWAY to the police. -
Meaning: Give a weight advantage to an opponent in boxing
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He is GIVING AWAY thirty pounds to the challenger.
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Meaning: Entrust your daughter to her husband through the marriage ceremony
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Give back phrasal verb
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Meaning: Return something you've borrowed
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» Example: I GAVE the money BACK that she'd lent to me. -
Meaning: Return something that someone has lost
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: Nothing could GIVE me BACK the way I felt before the scandal.
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Meaning: Return something you've borrowed
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Give in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Stop doing something because it's too hard or requires too much energy
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I couldn't finish the crossword puzzle and had to GIVE IN and look at the answers. -
Meaning: Submit homework, etc.
(Separable [optional] | British English)
» Example: The projects have to be GIVEN IN three weeks before we break up for the end of term. -
Meaning: Surrender, accept defeat
(Intransitive | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: They GAVE IN when the police surrounded the building. -
Meaning: Offer or submit for judgement, approval
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: They GAVE IN their complaint to the court.
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Meaning: Stop doing something because it's too hard or requires too much energy
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Give in to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Agree to something you don't like
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: The government says it will not GIVE IN TO terrorists. -
Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: Eventually, I GAVE IN TO my anger and screamed at them.
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Meaning: Agree to something you don't like
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Give it to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Criticise harshly or punish someone for something
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: They really GAVE IT TO me for forgetting to turn up.
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Meaning: Criticise harshly or punish someone for something
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Give it up for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Applaud
(Inseparable | American English)
» Example: Please GIVE IT UP FOR our next guest.
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Meaning: Applaud
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Give it up to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Applaud
(Inseparable | American English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: Please GIVE IT UP TO our next guest.
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Meaning: Applaud
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Give of phrasal verb
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Meaning: Contribute without expecting anything in return, usually time or money
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: He GIVE OF his free time to help the club.
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Meaning: Contribute without expecting anything in return, usually time or money
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Give off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Emit pollution or something else unpleasant
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The police stopped the van because it was GIVING OFF a lot of black smoke. -
Meaning: Behave in a way that makes people think of you in a certain way
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: She GIVES OFF an air of nobility. -
Meaning: Expand
(Intransitive | American English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: The company is GIVING OFF all over the country. -
Meaning: Follow or take one of 2 or more branches (instructions, in machine code) in writing a computer program (using system software for a programming language)
(Intransitive | American English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: A particular application of a processing code can be GIVEN OFF while requiring minimal run-time support.
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Meaning: Emit pollution or something else unpleasant
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Give onto phrasal verb
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Meaning: Open into a place, for a door or window
(Inseparable | British English)
» Example: The French windows GIVE ONTO the lawn.
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Meaning: Open into a place, for a door or window
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Give out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Distribute
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: Somebody was GIVING leaflets OUT in front of the underground station. -
Meaning: Stop working, through age or overuse
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I'd been having trouble with my laptop and it finally GAVE OUT at the weekend. -
Meaning: Have no more of a supply
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The water GAVE OUT after a week in the desert. -
Meaning: Make public
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: They GAVE the names of the winners OUT last night. -
Meaning: Emit
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: The factory GIVES OUT a lot of fumes. -
Meaning: End or finish somewhere
(Intransitive | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: The path GIVES OUT halfway around the lake. -
Meaning: Make a sound or noise
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: She GAVE OUT a moan. -
Meaning: Read the wordings of a hymn or psalm aloud for congregational singing
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He GAVE OUT the psalm. -
Meaning: Complain, moan
(Intransitive | Irish English)
» Example: My students are always GIVING OUT about the rain.
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Meaning: Distribute
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Give out to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Scold, tell off, nag
(Inseparable | Irish English)
» Example: The teacher GAVE OUT TO us for being late.
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Meaning: Scold, tell off, nag
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Give over phrasal verb
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Meaning: Stop doing something bad or annoying
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: They were making a lot of noise so I told them to GIVE OVER. -
Meaning: Entrust, pass on responsibility
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: We've GIVEN the premises OVER to the new company. -
Meaning: Stop an activity
(Intransitive | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: The police told the rioters to GIVE OVER.
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Meaning: Stop doing something bad or annoying
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Give over to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Dedicate, devote
(Separable [obligatory] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He GAVE himself OVER TO finding his son. -
Meaning: Transfer responsibility
(Separable [obligatory] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: After her death, they GAVE control of the estate OVER TO her niece.
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Meaning: Dedicate, devote
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Give over! phrasal verb
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Meaning: An expression of disbelief
(Intransitive | British English)
» Example: They've doubled your salary- GIVE OVER!
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Meaning: An expression of disbelief
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Give up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Stop doing something that has been a habit
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» Example: I GAVE UP taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight. -
Meaning: Stop being friendly, end relationships
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: She GAVE UP all her school friends when she went to university. -
Meaning: Stop doing something
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: I have GIVEN UP trying to help them. -
Meaning: Surrender, stop trying
(Intransitive | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: I can't think of the answer; I GIVE UP. -
Meaning: Sacrifice or dedicate time, etc, to something
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: I GAVE UP all my free time to the project. -
Meaning: Allow someone to sit in your chair, take your place, etc
(Separable [optional] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: I GAVE UP my seat to a pregnant woman. -
Meaning: Allow or give away a run while pitching (baseball)
(Separable [optional] | American English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He has GIVEN UP 14 earned runs in 14 innings.
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Meaning: Stop doing something that has been a habit
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Give up on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I GAVE UP ON them when I heard what they were saying about me behind my back. -
Meaning: Stop feeling hope
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: I have GIVEN UP ON them; they never do what they promise.
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Meaning: Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone
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Give up to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Denounce, report to authorities
(Separable [obligatory] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He GAVE his accomplices UP TO the police.
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Meaning: Denounce, report to authorities
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Give way phrasal verb
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Meaning: Stop to allow vehicles to pass
(Intransitive | British English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: You must GIVE WAY at this junction. -
Meaning: Collapse, break
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The dam GAVE WAY when the floods rose.
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Meaning: Stop to allow vehicles to pass
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Give way to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Yield, surrender, retreat
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: Don't GIVE WAY TO your worst fears about this. -
Meaning: Relinquish position or ascendancy
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: Night GIVES WAY TO day. -
Meaning: Be replaced by something better, cheaper, more modern, etc
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: Cottage industries GAVE WAY TO the big companies. -
Meaning: Allow a vehicle to pass in front
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: You must GIVE WAY TO oncoming traffic. -
Meaning: Surrender to strong emotions
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He GAVE WAY TO his anger and started screaming at them.
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Meaning: Yield, surrender, retreat
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Give yourself up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Surrender to the police or authorities
(Inseparable | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: The gang GAVE THEMSELVES UP last night.
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Meaning: Surrender to the police or authorities
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Give yourself up to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Dedicate time, energy, etc, to something
(Separable [obligatory] | International English | Contributed By: Michael Belasco)
» Example: He GAVE himself UP TO his job.
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Meaning: Dedicate time, energy, etc, to something