give

noun

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

verb

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

verb

(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).

"I give it a 95% chance of success."

verb

To yield slightly when a force is applied.

verb

To collapse under pressure or force.

"One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below."

verb

To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.

"They're giving my favorite show!"

verb

To lead (onto or into).

"The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."

verb

To provide a view of.

"His window gave the park."

verb

To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.

"The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship."

verb

To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

verb

To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.

verb

To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.

"He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker."

verb

To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

verb

To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).

"The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out."

verb

To grant power or permission to; to allow.

verb

To devote or apply (oneself).

"That boy is given to fits of bad temper."

verb

To become soft or moist.

verb

To shed tears; to weep.

verb

To have a misgiving.

verb

To be going on, to be occurring

"What gives?"