Tra từ give - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

give [give gives gave giving given] verb, noun BrE [ɡɪv] NAmE [ɡɪv]
verb (gaveBrE [ɡeɪv] ; NAmE [ɡeɪv] givenBrE [ˈɡɪvn] ; NAmE [ˈɡɪvn] )

HAND/PROVIDE
1. transitive to hand sth to sb so that they can look at it, use it or keep it for a time
•~ sth to sb Give the letter to your mother when you've read it.
• She gave her ticket to the woman at the check-in desk.
•~ sb sth Give your mother the letter.
•They were all given a box to carry.
2. transitive, intransitive to hand sth to sb as a present; to allow sb to have sth as a present
•~ sb sth What are you giving your father for his birthday?
• She was given a huge bunch of flowers.
•Did you give the waiter a tip?
•~ sth to sb We don't usually give presents to people at work.
•~ (sth) They say it's better to give than to receive.
3. transitive to provide sb with sth
•~ sb sth They were all thirsty so I gave them a drink.
• Give me your name and address.
•We've been given a 2% pay increase.
•I was hoping you would give me a job.
•He was given a new heart in a five-hour operation.
•She wants a job that gives her more responsibility.
•Can I give you a ride to the station?
•They couldn't give me any more information.
•I'll give you (= allow you to have) ten minutes to prepare your answer.
•Don't give me any of that backchat (= don't be rude).
•~ sth to sb He gives Italian lessons to his colleagues.
•The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children.

MONEY
4. intransitive, transitive to pay money to a charity, etc, to help people
• We need your help— please give generously.
•~ to sth They both gave regularly to charity.
•~ sth (to sth) I gave a small donation.
5. transitive to pay in order to have or do sth
•~ sb sth (for sth) How much will you give me for the car?
•~ sth I'd give anything to see him again.
•~ sth for sth I gave £50 for the lot.

TREAT AS IMPORTANT
6. transitive to use time, energy, etc. for sb/sth
•~ sb/sth sth I gave the matter a lot of thought.
•~ sth to sb/sth I gave a lot of thought to the matter.
•The government has given top priority to reforming the tax system.

PUNISHMENT
7. transitive to make sb suffer a particular punishment
•~ sb sth The judge gave him a nine-month suspended sentence.
•~ sth to sb We discussed what punishment should be given to the boys.

ILLNESS
8. transitive to infect sb with an illness
•~ sb sth You've given me your cold.
•~ sth to sb She'd given the bug to all her colleagues.

PARTY/EVENT
9. transitive ~ sth if you give a party, you organize it and invite people
10. transitive ~ sth to perform sth in public
• She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry.
• The President will be giving a press conference this afternoon.

DO/PRODUCE STH
11. transitive used with a noun to describe a particular action, giving the same meaning as the related verb
•~ sth She gave a shrug of her shoulders (= she shrugged ).
• He turned to us and gave a big smile (= smiled broadly).
•She looked up from her work and gave a yawn (= yawned).
•He gave a loud cry (= cried out loudly) and fell to the floor.
•Her work has given pleasure to (= pleased) millions of readers.
•~ sb sth He gave her a kiss (= kissed her).
•I have to admit that the news gave us a shock (= shocked us).
•We'll give you all the help we can (= help you in every way we can). For other similar expressions, look up the nouns in each. For example, you will find give your approval at approval.
12. transitive ~ sb sth to produce a particular feeling in sb
• All that driving has given me a headache.
• Go for a walk. It'll give you an appetite.

TELEPHONE CALL
13. transitive ~ sb sth to make a telephone call to sb
• Give me a call tomorrow.
• (BrE) I'll give you a ring.

MARK/GRADE
14. transitive ~ sb/sth sth | ~ sth (to sb/sth) to judge sb/sth to be of a particular standard
• She had given the assignment an A.
• I give it ten out of ten for originality.

PREDICT HOW LONG
15. transitive ~ sb/sth sth to predict that sth will last a particular length of time
•That marriage won't last. I'll give them two years, at the outside.

IN SPORT
16. transitive ~ sb/sth + adj. to say that a player or the ball is in a particular position
•The umpire gave the ball out.

BEND
17. intransitive to bend or stretch under pressure
•The branch began to give under his weight.
• (figurative)We can't go on like this— something's got to give.
18. intransitive to agree to change your mind or give up some of your demands
•You're going to have to give a little.
Rem: Most idioms containing give are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example, give rise to sth is at rise n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English giefan, gefan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geven and German geben.

Thesaurus:
give verb
1. T
•Give this letter to your mother.
hand • • hand sb/sth over • • pass •
Opp: take
give/hand/hand over/pass sth to sb
just give/hand/hand over/pass sth
give/hand/hand over/pass sth immediately/promptly
2. T, I
•She was given a huge bunch of flowers.
present • • award • • transfer • |formal bestow • • confer • • accord •
Opp: receive
give/present/award/transfer/accord sth to sb
bestow/confer sth on sb
give/present/bestow gifts/an award
give/present/award a prize
3. T
•Could you give me some information?
provide • • supply • • issue • • lend •
give/supply/issue/lend sth to sb
provide/supply/issue sb with sth
give/provide/supply/issue equipment/details/information
give/supply/lend support/credibility/weight/credence
Give or provide? Provide is often used when sth is being made available to people in general; give is more often used about a particular person
•The hospital aims to provide the best possible medical care.
• We want to give you the best possible care.
4. T, I
•She gave regularly to charity.
contribute • • donate • |informal chip in (sth) •
give/contribute/donate (sth) to sth
give/contribute/donate cash/a sum
give/contribute/donate/chip in £10/$1 000, etc.
5. T
•I gave £50 for the lot.
pay • • spend •
give/pay £50 for sth
spend £50 on sth
6. T
•The judge gave him a £500 fine.
informal hand sth out • |formal administer • • dispense •
give/hand out/administer/dispense sth to sb
give/hand out/administer punishment/treatment
give/administer/dispense medicine/drugs/medication
give/hand out/dispense advice
7. T (especially spoken)
•Jack gave me his cold.
pass sth on • • spread • • infect • |formal transmit •
give/pass on/spread/transmit sth to sb
give sb/pass on/spread/infect sb with/transmit a/an disease/infection/virus
8. T
•The dark glasses gave him an air of mystery.
add • |written lend • • impart •
give/add/lend/impart sth to sth
give/add/lend/impart a/an sense/feeling/air of sth
give/add/lend (a) new dimension/credibility/distinction (to sth)

Example Bank:
•Give the letter to your mother when you've read it.
•Go for a walk. It'll give you an appetite.
•I''ll give you ten minutes to prepare your answer.
•I'd give anything to see him again.
•Let me give you a word of advice.
•She gave a reading from her latest novel.
•She gave me some medicine that sent me off to sleep.
•The Chancellor will be giving a press conference later today.
•The dark glasses gave him an air of mystery.
•They couldn't give me any more information.
•They say it's better to give than to receive.
•This shampoo will give your hair a nice healthy sheen.
•We don't usually give presents to people at work.
•We want to give you the best possible care.
•We're giving a party to celebrate our silver wedding.
•We've been given a 2% pay increase.
•You've given me your cold.
Idioms: ↑I give you that ▪ ↑I give you … ▪ ↑don't give me that ▪ ↑give and take ▪ ↑give as good as you get ▪ ↑give it up ▪ ↑give me somebody ▪ ↑give or take ▪ ↑give somebody to believe … ▪ ↑what gives?
Derived: ↑give in ▪ ↑give off something ▪ ↑give on to something ▪ ↑give out ▪ ↑give out something ▪ ↑give over ▪ ↑give somebody away ▪ ↑give somebody back something ▪ ↑give somebody up ▪ ↑give something away ▪ ↑give something back ▪ ↑give something in ▪ ↑give something out ▪ ↑give something over to something ▪ ↑give something up ▪ ↑give up ▪ ↑give up on somebody ▪ ↑give yourself over to something ▪ ↑give yourself up ▪ ↑give yourself up to something

noun uncountable
the ability of sth to bend or stretch under pressure
•The shoes may seem tight at first, but the leather has plenty of give in it.

Word Origin:
Old English giefan, gefan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geven and German geben.

See also: ↑give up on somebody ▪ ↑give yourself up to something ▪ ↑hand something in