given - 49 definitions |
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| 1. | given -- an assumption that is taken for granted |
| synonyms: presumption, precondition |
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| 2. | given, givens -- something assigned as a basis for a calculation |
| synonyms: givens |
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| 3. | give -- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" |
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| 4. | yield -- be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
| synonyms: yield, give, afford |
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| 5. | give -- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" |
| synonyms: give |
| antonyms: take -- take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
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| 6. | give -- convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" |
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| 7. | give -- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" |
| synonyms: give, pay |
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| 8. | hold -- organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" |
| synonyms: hold, throw, have, make, give |
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| 9. | give -- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" |
| synonyms: give, throw |
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| 10. | give -- give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| synonyms: give, gift, present |
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| 11. | give -- cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" |
| synonyms: give, yield |
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| 12. | give -- dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
| synonyms: give, pay, devote |
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| 13. | render -- give or supply; "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" |
| synonyms: render, yield, return, give, generate |
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| 14. | impart -- transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" |
| synonyms: impart, leave, give, pass on |
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| 15. | establish -- bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" |
| synonyms: establish, give |
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| 16. | give -- leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" |
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| 17. | give -- emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" |
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| 18. | sacrifice -- endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" |
| synonyms: sacrifice, give |
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| 19. | pass -- place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| synonyms: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give |
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| 20. | give -- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" |
| synonyms: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote |
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| 21. | give -- give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" |
| synonyms: give |
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| 22. | give -- give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" |
| synonyms: give, apply |
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| 23. | give -- bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" |
| synonyms: give, render |
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| 24. | grant -- bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" |
| synonyms: grant, give |
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| 25. | move over -- move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" |
| synonyms: move over, give way, give, ease up, yield |
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| 26. | feed -- give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| synonyms: feed, give |
| antonyms: starve -- deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" |
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| 27. | contribute -- contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" |
| synonyms: contribute, give, chip in, kick in |
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| 28. | collapse -- break down, literally or metaphorically; "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" |
| synonyms: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder |
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| 29. | give -- estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" |
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| 30. | give -- execute and deliver; "Give bond" |
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| 31. | give -- deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" |
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| 32. | afford -- afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" |
| synonyms: afford, open, give |
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| 33. | give -- present to view; "He gave the sign to start" |
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| 34. | give -- perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" |
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| 35. | give -- be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" |
| synonyms: give, yield |
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| 36. | give -- propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" |
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| 37. | give -- accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" |
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| 38. | give -- manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" |
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| 39. | give -- offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" |
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| 40. | give -- submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" |
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| 41. | give -- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" |
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| 42. | give -- allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" |
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| 43. | give -- inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" |
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| 44. | give -- occur; "what gives?" |
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| 45. | give -- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men" |
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| 46. | give -- proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" |
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| 47. | give, gie -- to transfer freely to another |
| synonyms: give, gie, gave, gives, giving, regive, giveable, ungiving, gived, yeve |
| Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language |
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| - adjective |
| 48. | given -- acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started" |
| synonyms: granted |
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| 49. | apt -- (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" |
| synonyms: apt, disposed, minded, tending |
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