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Translations

giveverb
gave
Past Simple
given
Past Participle
giving
Gerund
UK
/ɡɪv/
US
/ɡɪv/
She decided to give her old clothes to charity.
Elle a décidé de donner ses vieux vêtements à une association caritative.
Additional translations
offrirQuand l’idée est de donner volontairement, souvent avec une nuance de cadeau ou de faveur.
remettreQuand il s’agit de passer matériellement quelque chose à quelqu’un.
produirePour une plante, une machine ou une source qui produit quelque chose.
fairePour une prestation, une conférence, un discours ou un spectacle.
accorderPour octroyer un droit, une autorisation ou un privilège.
émettrePour un son, une lumière ou un signal.
céderQuand quelque chose se plie, s’affaisse ou finit par céder sous une pression.
estimerQuand le verbe signifie évaluer approximativement.
Synonyms
provide
offer
grant
present
deliver
furnish
contribute
bestow
supply
render
Antonyms
take
withhold
givenoun
gives
pl
UK
/ɡɪv/
US
/ɡɪv/
souplesseCapacité à se déformer légèrement sous la pression; flexibilité.
The give of the mattress made it very comfortable to sleep on.
La souplesse du matelas le rendait très confortable pour dormir.
Additional translations
élasticitéSurtout pour un matériau ou un objet qui reprend sa forme après pression.
Synonyms
yield
allowance
leeway
latitude
slack
play
flexibility
give-and-take
tolerance
bend

Definitions

giveverb
To present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow.
She decided to give her old clothes to charity.
To hand over or pass something to someone.
Please give me the book from the shelf.
To yield or produce something.
The apple tree gives plenty of fruit every year.
To perform or deliver a speech, lecture, or performance.
He will give a presentation at the conference tomorrow.
To cause or allow someone to have something, especially something abstract.
The teacher gave the students extra time to complete the test.
To communicate or impart information or knowledge.
Can you give me directions to the nearest gas station?
To grant or bestow a right or privilege.
The manager gave him permission to leave early.
To emit or send out something, such as a sound or light.
The alarm clock gives a loud ring every morning.
To yield, bend, or collapse under physical or figurative pressure; to break down or concede.
The old bridge gave under the weight of the truck.
To estimate or judge approximately.
I'd give the crowd about two hundred people.
givenoun
The capacity to bend or alter under pressure; flexibility.
The give of the mattress made it very comfortable to sleep on.
A readiness or capacity to make concessions or compromises in a negotiation or dispute.
There was some give in the union's final proposal.
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