Word

give, v.
(gave, given, gives, giving)
freq. cnt. 780

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 179 freq. cnt.: 179

give

sample sentences

"She gave him a black eye"
"The draft gave me a cold"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

semantic pointers

hyponym

infect grant, award deliver, drive home

verb group

give, afford, yield

be the cause or source of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 179 freq. cnt.: 160 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 6

afford give yield

sample sentences

"He gave me a lot of trouble"
"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hyponym

open, open up leave, allow for, allow, provide

verb group

give

hypernym

provide, supply, furnish, render

transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 96 freq. cnt.: 96

give

sample sentences

"I gave her my money"
"can you give me lessons?"
"She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving giving giver

antonym

take

also see

give back

semantic pointers

hyponym

cause

have, hold, have got

hypernym

transfer

convey or reveal information
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 78 freq. cnt.: 78

give

sample sentences

"Give one's name"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving

semantic pointers

hypernym

say, tell, state

hyponym

quote cast

verb group

give, impart, leave, pass on

convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 26

give pay

sample sentences

"Don't pay him any mind"
"give the orders"
"Give him my best regards"
"pay attention"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

hyponym

offer, extend

organize or be responsible for
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 124 freq. cnt.: 62 freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

give have hold make throw

sample sentences

"hold a reception"
"have, throw, or make a party"
"give a course"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

direct

convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 6

give throw

sample sentences

"Throw a glance"
"She gave me a dirty look"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

give as a present; make a gift of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 3

gift give present

sample sentences

"What will you give her for her birthday?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving giver

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

presenter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gift gift

semantic pointers

hyponym

regift endow, dower hand out, distribute, give out, pass out give away raffle, raffle off tip, fee, bung leave, bequeath, will surrender, give up, cede, deliver grant, deed over treat donate tender render, submit

dedicate
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

devote give pay

sample sentences

"give thought to"
"give priority to"
"pay attention to"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

think, cerebrate, cogitate

verb group

sacrifice, give

cause to happen or be responsible for
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 1

give yield

sample sentences

"His two singles gave the team the victory"

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, create

verb group

give, yield, generate, render, return

give or supply
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

generate give render return yield

sample sentences

"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"
"This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"
"The estate renders some revenue for the family"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

yield yield yield yield

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

generation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

return

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, produce, create

verb group

give, yield give, establish

bring about
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 6

establish give

sample sentences

"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, create

hyponym

introduce pacify

verb group

give, yield, generate, render, return

transmit (knowledge or skills)
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

give impart leave pass on

sample sentences

"give a secret to the Russians"
"leave your name and address here"
"impart a new skill to the students"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They won't %s the story

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

impartation imparting

semantic pointers

hyponym

convey

hypernym

tell

verb group

leave, bequeath, will give

leave with; give temporarily
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

give

sample sentences

"Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"
"Can I give you the children for the weekend?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something

semantic pointers

hypernym

hand, pass, give, turn over, pass on, reach

place into the hands or custody of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 58 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

give hand pass pass on reach turn over

sample sentences

"hand me the spoon, please"
"Turn the files over to me, please"
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the parcel to their parents
They %s them the parcel

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the parcel to their parents

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hand

also see

hand out hand down hand over

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

passage

also see

pass on pass on pass on pass on

semantic pointers

hyponym

give slip, sneak deal deliver, hand over, turn in, fork over, fork out, fork up, render relinquish, give up, release, resign, free entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit leave, entrust

hypernym

transfer

endure the loss of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

give sacrifice

sample sentences

"He gave his life for his children"
"I gave two sons to the war"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sacrifice

semantic pointers

verb group

give, devote, pay devote, commit, give, dedicate, consecrate

hypernym

relinquish, give up, release, resign, free

emit or utter
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

give

sample sentences

"Give a gulp"
"give a yelp"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

utter, let out, let loose, emit

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 54 freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4

commit consecrate dedicate devote give

sample sentences

"She committed herself to the work of God"
"give one's talents to a good cause"
"consecrate your life to the church"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

devotion devotion devotee

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

commitment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dedication dedication dedication dedication

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

consecration

semantic pointers

hyponym

vow, consecrate rededicate apply

hypernym

use, apply, employ, utilize, utilise

verb group

give sacrifice, give

bestow
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

give render

sample sentences

"give homage"
"render thanks"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rendering

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

hyponym

dedicate

verb group

give

give or convey physically
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

apply give

sample sentences

"She gave him First Aid"
"I gave him a punch in the nose"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

distribute, deal, dispense, administer, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, lot, shell out, deal out, dish out

verb group

give

hyponym

tread administer

give (as medicine)
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

give

sample sentences

"I gave him the drug"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

administer, dispense

verb group

give give, apply

give food to
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 4

feed give

sample sentences

"Feed the starving children in India"
"don't give the child this tough meat"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeding feeder

antonym

starve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving

semantic pointers

hyponym

dine scavenge fodder slop, swill regurgitate corn undernourish, malnourish overfeed spoonfeed force-feed lunch breakfast breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck bottlefeed inject nourish, nutrify, aliment range crop, graze, pasture

cause

eat

hypernym

provide, cater, supply, ply

move in order to make room for someone for something
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ease up give give way move over yield

sample sentences

"The park gave way to a supermarket"
"`Move over,' he told the crowd"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
These cars won't %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
These cars won't %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
These cars won't %s

semantic pointers

verb group

abandon, give up

hypernym

move

bestow, especially officially
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

give grant

sample sentences

"grant a degree"
"give a divorce"
"This bill grants us new rights"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

grantee granter

contribute to some cause
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 3

chip in contribute give kick in

sample sentences

"I gave at the office"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

contribution contribution contributor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving giving

semantic pointers

hypernym

give

hyponym

combine

estimate the duration or outcome of something
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

give

sample sentences

"He gave the patient three months to live"
"I gave him a very good chance at success"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something

semantic pointers

hypernym

estimate, guess, judge, gauge, approximate

break down, literally or metaphorically
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

break cave in collapse fall in founder give give way

sample sentences

"The wall collapsed"
"The business collapsed"
"The dam broke"
"The roof collapsed"
"The wall gave in"
"The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
The business is going to %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

collapse collapse

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cave in

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

implode, go off buckle, crumple flop break slump, sink, slide down

verb group

abandon, give up collapse, burst

proffer (a body part)
<verb.body>

give

sample sentences

"She gave her hand to her little sister"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

offer, proffer

verb group

give

consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
<verb.body>

give

sample sentences

"She gave herself to many men"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

verb group

give

hypernym

accept, consent, go for

occur
<verb.change>

give

sample sentences

"what gives?"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

domain of synset (usage)

jargon, argot, slang, cant, lingo, patois, vernacular

hypernym

happen, occur, take place, go on, pass, come about, hap, pass off, fall out

inflict as a punishment
<verb.communication>

give

sample sentences

"She gave the boy a good spanking"
"The judge gave me 10 years"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

inflict, impose, visit, bring down

verb group

give give

allow to have or take
<verb.communication>

give

sample sentences

"I give you two minutes to respond"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

permit, allow, let, countenance

guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
<verb.communication>

give

sample sentences

"You gave me to think that you agreed with me"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

semantic pointers

hypernym

lead

submit for consideration, judgment, or use
<verb.communication>

give

sample sentences

"give one's opinion"
"give an excuse"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

submit

offer in good faith
<verb.communication>

give

sample sentences

"He gave her his word"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

giving

semantic pointers

hypernym

pledge

verb group

devote, commit, give, dedicate, consecrate

manifest or show
<verb.communication>

give

sample sentences

"This student gives promise of real creativity"
"The office gave evidence of tampering"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

express, show, evince

accord by verdict
<verb.communication>

give

sample sentences

"give a decision for the plaintiff"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

verb group

give give, render

hypernym

accord, allot, grant

propose
<verb.consumption>

give

sample sentences

"He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

toast, drink, salute, pledge, wassail

be flexible under stress of physical force
<verb.contact>

give yield

sample sentences

"This material doesn't give"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

give

also see

give in

semantic pointers

hypernym

stretch

perform for an audience
<verb.creation>

give

sample sentences

"Pollini is giving another concert in New York"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

performing arts

hypernym

perform

verb group

give

present to view
<verb.creation>

give

sample sentences

"He gave the sign to start"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

verb group

give

hypernym

show

afford access to
<verb.possession>

afford give open

sample sentences

"the door opens to the patio"
"The French doors give onto a terrace"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

opening open

deliver in exchange or recompense
<verb.possession>

give

sample sentences

"I'll give you three books for four CDs"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify

execute and deliver
<verb.social>

give

sample sentences

"Give bond"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

execute