Origin of give
before 900; Middle English < Old Norse gefa (compare Danish give); replacing Middle English yeven, yiven, Old English gefan, giefan; cognate with Dutch geven, German geben, Gothic giban
Synonyms for give
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1. Give, confer, grant, present may mean that something concrete or abstract is bestowed on one person by another. Give is the general word: to give someone a book, permission, etc. Confer usually means to give an honor or a favor; it implies courteous and gracious giving: to confer a degree. Grant is limited to the idea of acceding to a request; it may apply to the bestowal of privileges, or the fulfillment of an expressed wish: to grant a charter, a prayer, permission, etc. Present, a more formal word than give, usually implies a certain ceremony in the giving: to present a citation to a regiment.
Antonyms for give
1. receive.
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give
verb gives, giving, gave (ɡeɪv) or given (ˈɡɪvən) (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for give
Old English giefan; related to Old Norse gefa, Gothic giban, Old High German geban, Swedish giva
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