■ verb ( past gave ; past participle ~n ) (usu. ~ something to or ~ someone something )
1》 freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have.
↘communicate or impart (a message).
↘commit, consign, or entrust.
↘cause to experience or suffer: you gave me a fright.
↘allot (a score) to.
2》 yield as a product or result.
↘( ~ something off/out ) emit odour, vapour, etc.
3》 carry out (an action).
↘produce (a sound).
↘provide (a party or meal) as host or hostess.
4》 state or put forward (information or argument).
↘pledge or assign as a guarantee.
↘deliver (a judgement) authoritatively.
5》 present (an appearance or impression): he gave no sign of life.
6》 alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break.
↘yield or ~ way to pressure.
↘ N. Amer. informal concede defeat; surrender.
7》 (of an umpire or referee) declare whether or not (a player) is out or offside.
↘adjudicate that (a goal) has been legitimately scored.
8》 concede or yield (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone).
■ noun capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.
Phrases
~ oneself airs act pretentiously or snobbishly.
~ and take mutual concessions and compromises.
~ the game (or show ) away inadvertently reveal something secret.
~ or take —— informal
1》 to within a specified amount.
2》 apart from.
~ rise to cause to happen.
~ someone to understand inform someone in a rather indirect way.
~ someone what for informal, chiefly Brit. punish or scold someone severely.
not ~ a damn (or hoot etc.) informal not care at all.
what ~s? informal what's the news?
Phrasal verbs
~ someone away
1》 inadvertently reveal incriminating information about someone.
2》 hand over a bride ceremonially to her bridegroom.
~ something away
1》 reveal something secret.
2》 (in sport) concede a goal or advantage to the opposition.
~ in cease fighting or arguing.
~ on to (or into ) Brit. overlook or lead into.
~ out be completely used up.
↘stop functioning.
~ over Brit. informal stop doing something.
~ up cease making an effort; admit defeat.
~ someone up deliver a wanted person to authority.
~ something up
1》 part with something that one would prefer to keep.
2》 stop doing something.
~ up on stop having faith or belief in.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
OE giefan , gefan , of Gmc origin.