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Sounds | gih'v |
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Rhymes | abortive, abrasive, abusive, and 298 more rhymes in ihv at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length. |
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Synonyms | spring, springiness |
Broader | elasticity, snap |
Verbs | give |
Meaning | Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Model | They give the food to the people; They give the people the food |
Narrower | infect; deliver, drive home |
Similar to | yield, give, afford |
Meaning | Be the cause or source of. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Synonyms | yield, afford |
Narrower | open, open up; leave, allow for, allow, provide |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish |
Similar to | give |
Meaning | Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "can you give me lessons?" |
Cause to | have, have got, hold |
Entailed by | sell |
Narrower | provide, supply, ply, cater; cough up, pony up, spit up; lease, let, rent; support; pay; accord, allot, grant; allow, grant; present, submit; bestow; heap; distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out; offer, proffer; contribute, give, chip in, kick in; render, return; deposit, bank; concede, yield, cede, grant; lend, loan; supply, provide, render, furnish; requite, repay; spare, give up, part with, dispense with; enfeoff |
Broader | transfer |
Contrary | take |
See also | give back |
Nouns | giving; giver; giving |
Meaning | Convey or reveal information. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Give one's name" |
Narrower | quote; cast |
Broader | state, say, tell |
Similar to | impart, leave, give, pass on |
Nouns | giving |
Meaning | Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.. Bestow. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards" |
Synonyms | pay |
Narrower | offer, extend |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
Meaning | Organize or be responsible for. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "give a course" |
Synonyms | hold, throw, have, make |
Broader | direct |
Meaning | Convey or communicate. Of a smile, a look, a physical gesture. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Synonyms | throw |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
Meaning | Give as a present. Make a gift of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
Synonyms | gift, present |
Narrower | endow, dower; distribute, give out, hand out; give away; raffle, raffle off; tip, fee, bung; bequeath, will, leave; surrender, cede, deliver, give up; grant, deed over; treat; donate; tender; render, submit |
Nouns | giving; giver |
Meaning | Bring about. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Synonyms | bring about, yield |
Broader | make, create |
Similar to | render, yield, return, give, generate |
Meaning | Dedicate. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "give thought to"; "give priority to" |
Synonyms | pay, devote |
Broader | think, cogitate, cerebrate |
Similar to | sacrifice, give |
Meaning | Give or supply. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | render, yield, return, generate |
Broader | produce, make, create |
Similar to | give, bring about, yield; establish, give |
Meaning | Tell or deposit (information) knowledge. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "give a secret to the Russians" |
Synonyms | impart, leave, pass on |
Broader | tell |
Similar to | bequeath, will, leave; give |
Nouns | giving |
Meaning | Bring about. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | establish |
Narrower | introduce; pacify |
Broader | make, create |
Similar to | render, yield, return, give, generate |
Meaning | Leave with. Give temporarily. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Examples | "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" |
Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give |
Meaning | Emit or utter. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" |
Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose |
Meaning | Endure the loss of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Synonyms | sacrifice |
Broader | release, relinquish, resign, free, give up |
Similar to | give, pay, devote; give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote |
Meaning | Place into the hands or custody of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Model | They give the parcel to their parents; They give them the parcel |
Synonyms | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over |
Narrower | give; slip, sneak; deal; hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver, render; release, relinquish, resign, free, give up; entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit; entrust, leave |
Broader | transfer |
Meaning | Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Examples | "give one's talents to a good cause" |
Synonyms | dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote |
Narrower | vow, consecrate; rededicate; apply |
Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ |
Similar to | give; sacrifice, give |
Meaning | Give (as medicine). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Broader | administer, dispense |
Similar to | give; give, apply |
Meaning | Give or convey physically. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Synonyms | apply |
Entailed by | administer, dispense |
Narrower | tread; administer |
Broader | distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out |
Similar to | give |
Meaning | Bestow. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "give hommage" |
Synonyms | render |
Narrower | dedicate |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate |
Similar to | give |
Meaning | Bestow, especially officially. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "give a divorce" |
Synonyms | grant |
Meaning | Move in order to make room for someone for something. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
Synonyms | move over, give way, ease up, yield |
Caused by | retire, strike out |
Broader | move |
Similar to | abandon, give up |
Meaning | Give food to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "don't give the child this tough meat" |
Synonyms | feed |
Cause to | eat |
Entailed by | board; fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up |
Narrower | dine; scavenge; fodder; slop, swill; regurgitate; corn; undernourish, malnourish; overfeed; spoonfeed; force-feed; lunch; breakfast; breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck; bottlefeed; inject; nutrify, aliment, nourish; range; crop, graze, pasture |
Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater |
Contrary | starve, famish |
Nouns | giving |
Meaning | Contribute to some cause. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Synonyms | contribute, chip in, kick in |
Narrower | combine |
Broader | give |
Nouns | giving; giving |
Meaning | Break down, literally or metaphorically. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
Synonyms | collapse, fall in, cave in, give way, break, founder |
Caused by | collapse, burst |
Narrower | implode, go off; buckle, crumple; flop; break; slump, slide down, sink |
Broader | change |
Similar to | abandon, give up; collapse, burst |
Meaning | Estimate the duration or outcome of something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Broader | estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge |
Meaning | Execute and deliver. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "Give bond" |
Broader | execute |
Meaning | Deliver in exchange or recompense. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP |
Examples | "I'll give you three books for four CDs" |
Broader | compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify |
Meaning | Afford access to. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
Examples | "The French doors give onto a terrace" |
Synonyms | afford, open |
Meaning | Present to view. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | show |
Similar to | give |
Meaning | Perform for an audience. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Category | performing arts |
Broader | perform |
Similar to | give |
Meaning | Be flexible under stress of physical force. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "This material doesn't give" |
Synonyms | yield |
Broader | stretch |
See also | give in |
Nouns | give |
Meaning | Propose. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail |
Meaning | Legal use: accord by verdict. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "give a decision for the plaintiff" |
Broader | accord, allot, grant |
Similar to | give; give, render |
Meaning | Manifest or show. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "This student gives promise of real creativity" |
Broader | express, show, evince |
Meaning | Offer in good faith. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | pledge |
Similar to | give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote |
Nouns | giving |
Meaning | Submit for consideration, judgment, or use. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" |
Broader | submit, subject |
Meaning | Guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Broader | lead |
Meaning | Allow to have or take. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "I give you two minutes to respond" |
Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance |
Meaning | Inflict as a punishment. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Broader | inflict, bring down, visit, impose |
Similar to | give; give |
Meaning | Occur. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "what gives?" |
Broader | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place |
Usage | cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
Meaning | Consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Broader | accept, consent, go for |
Similar to | give |
Meaning | Proffer (a body part). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Broader | offer, proffer |
Similar to | give |