GIVE

I. verb (gave; ~n; giving) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish giva to ~; akin to Old English giefan, gifan to ~, and perhaps to Latin habēre to have, hold Date: 13th century transitive verb to make a present of , 2. to grant or bestow by formal action , to accord or yield to another , 3. to put into the possession of another for his or her use , b. to administer as a sacrament, to administer as a medicine, to commit to another as a trust or responsibility and usually for an expressed reason, to transfer from one's authority or custody , to execute and deliver , to convey to another , 4. to offer to the action of another ; proffer , to yield (oneself) to a man in sexual intercourse, 5. to present in public performance , to present to view or observation , to provide by way of entertainment , to propose as a toast, 8. to designate as a share or portion ; allot , to make assignment of (a name), to set forth as an actual or hypothetical datum , to attribute in thought or utterance ; ascribe , 9. to yield as a product, consequence, or effect ; produce , to bring forth ; bear , 10. to yield possession of by way of exchange ; pay , to dispose of for a price ; sell , 11. to deliver by some bodily action , to carry out (as a bodily movement) , to inflict as punishment, to award by formal verdict , to offer for consideration, acceptance, or use , 13. to suffer the loss of ; sacrifice , to offer as appropriate or due especially to something higher or more worthy , to apply freely or fully ; devote , to offer as a pledge , 14. to cause one to have or receive , to cause a person to catch by contagion, infection, or exposure, 15. to allow one to have or take , to lead or attempt to lead, to care to the extent of , intransitive verb to make gifts or presents, 2. to yield to physical force or strain, to collapse from the application of force or pressure, to undergo or submit to change , to afford a view or passage ; open , to enter wholeheartedly into an activity, to be happening , Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 1868 capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain ; flexibility, the quality or state of being springy