English dictionary: words starting with give - page 3

Meanings of Give-the:

phrase

To cause someone to have uncomfortable feelings of nervousness or fear

Usage examples:

Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps., he didn't speak, but his stare alone gave her…

idiom

To intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

Usage examples:

I thought she really liked me, but the next day she gave me the cold shoulder.

Meanings of Give-the-brush-off-to:

phrasal verb

To remove dirt from your clothes with your hands

Usage examples:

He rose slowly and brushed himself off., she stood up and brushed off her skirt., the committee cha…

Meanings of Give-the-cold-shoulder:

idiom

To intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way

Usage examples:

I thought she really liked me, but the next day she gave me the cold shoulder.

Meanings of Give-the-game-away:

idiom

To spoil a surprise or a joke by telling someone something that should have been kept secret

Usage examples:

It's a secret, so don't give the game away, will you?

Meanings of Give-the-green-light-to:

idiom

To give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen

Usage examples:

The council has given the green light to the new shopping centre.

Meanings of Give-the-lie-to:

idiom

To prove that something is not true

Usage examples:

The fact that the number of deaths from cancer in the area has doubled surely gives the lie to offi…

Meanings of Give-the-thumbs-up:

idiom

A sign of approval or support

Usage examples:

Legislators gave the thumbs up to new tax credits.

Meanings of Give-to:

verb

To offer something of your own to another person or thing, or to allow something you own or control to be owned or used by another

Usage examples:

We’re collecting for the red cross – please give what you can., we’re giving helen a salad bowl/we’…

Meanings of Give-up-hope:

phrase

To stop hoping that a particular thing will happen

Usage examples:

Give up hope of we still haven't given up hope of finding her alive., he just believed in her and n…

Meanings of Give-up-the-ghost:

idiom

To die

Usage examples:

Our old tv had finally given up the ghost., all i'd cherished from early childhood had been denied …

Meanings of Give-up-to:

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

Meanings of Give-utterance-to:

phrase

To express your ideas or feelings in spoken words

Usage examples:

She has one great fear to which she will never give utterance., it was unfortunate that he saw fit …

Meanings of Give-vent-to:

phrase

To express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way

Usage examples:

The meeting will be an opportunity for everyone to give vent to their feelings., in the documentary…

Meanings of Give-voice-to:

idiom

To express your thoughts or feelings in words

Usage examples:

I always had doubts about the project but i never gave voice to them.

Meanings of Give-way:

phrasal verb

Move in order to make room for someone for something

phrase

(of a support or structure) be unable to carry a load or withstand a force; collapse or break.

Usage examples:

His aching legs gave way, and he almost fell

verb

To supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food, or information

Usage examples:

Some mutual funds are currently yielding 15% on new money invested., a letter found by the fbi last…

noun

The total amount of profit or income produced from a business or investment

Usage examples:

The bond's yield fell to 6.09%., high/low yield these securities are speculative and may involve gr…

Meanings of Give-yourself-up-to:

phrasal verb

To stop doing or to stop having something

Usage examples:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack., although behind in the chess match, he refused to give …

Meanings of Giveaway:

noun

A thing that is given free, often for promotional purposes.

Usage examples:

Every issue is packed with competitions and great giveaways

adjective

Free of charge.

Usage examples:

Giveaway cds

Meanings of Giveaways:

noun

A thing that is given free, often for promotional purposes.

Usage examples:

Every issue is packed with competitions and great giveaways

adjective

Free of charge.

Usage examples:

Giveaway cds

Meanings of Giveground:

noun

Past simple and past participle of grind

Usage examples:

We laid a blanket on the ground for our picnic., this teacher just keeps going over the same ground…

Meanings of Given:

adjective

Specified or stated.

Usage examples:

They gathered at a given time

preposition

Taking into account.

Usage examples:

Given the complexity of the task, they did a good job

noun

Past participle of give.

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

Meanings of Given-to:

noun

Past participle of give

Usage examples:

It’s a given that if he is defeated for reelection, he’ll be offered a position in the administrati…

Meanings of Givens:

noun

A known or established fact or situation.

Usage examples:

At a couture house, attentive service is a given

adjective

Specified or stated.

Usage examples:

They gathered at a given time

preposition

Taking into account.

Usage examples:

Given the complexity of the task, they did a good job

Meanings of Giver:

noun

A person who gives something.

Usage examples:

A giver of advice

Meanings of Givers:

noun

A person who gives something.

Usage examples:

A giver of advice

Meanings of Gives:

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots