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Give

🔄 Synonyms of "Give"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
yieldnounTo give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
renderverb(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
impartverb(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
presentnounRelating to now, for the time being; current.
breakverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
establishverb(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
holdverb(transitive) To grasp or grip.
openverb(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
springnoun(intransitive) To move or burst forth.
passverbTo change place.
reachverb(intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
applyverb(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
collapsenoun(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
haveverb(transitive) To possess, own.
returnnoun(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
throwverb(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
generateverb(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
makeverb(transitive) To create.
contributeverb(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
foundernounOne who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
sacrificenoun(figurative) The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; also, the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose.
abandonverb(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
commitverb(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
handnounThe part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
giftnounSomething given to another voluntarily, without charge.

↔️ Antonyms of "Give"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
takeverb(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
starveverb(intransitive) To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Give"

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WordDefinition
chip inverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.
affordverbTo incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.
giftverb(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.
contributeverb(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
yieldverbTo give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
grantverb(ditransitive) To give (permission or wish).
applyverb(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
establishverb(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
commitverb(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
bring aboutverb(transitive) To cause to take place.
payverb(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
makeverb(transitive) To create.
impartverb(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
openverbTo make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
founderverb(intransitive, of a ship) To flood with water and sink.
generateverb(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
haveverb(transitive) To possess, own.
returnverb(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
give wayverbTo give precedence to other road users.
renderverb(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.

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