given

[ giv-uh n ]

/ ˈgɪv ən /

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verb

past participle of give.

adjective

stated, fixed, or specified: at a given time.

addicted or disposed (often followed by to): given to making snide remarks.

bestowed as a gift; conferred.

assigned as a basis of calculation, reasoning, etc.: Given A and B, C follows.

Mathematics. known or independently determined: a given magnitude.

(on official documents) executed and delivered as of the date shown.

noun

an established fact, condition, factor, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM given

self-giv·en, adjective un·giv·en, adjective

Words nearby given

give what for, give-and-take, give-up, giveaway, giveback, given, given name, given to, givenchy, givey, giza

Definition for given (2 of 2)

give

[ giv ]

/ gɪv /

verb (used with object), gave, giv·en, giv·ing.

to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.

to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please.

to place in someone's care: If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet.

to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone: Give me a chance.

to impart or communicate: to give advice; to give a cold to someone.

to set forth or show; present; offer: He gave no reason for his lateness.

to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something: They gave five dollars for the picture. He gave me the car for $800.

to furnish, provide, or proffer: to give evidence; Let me give you my umbrella before you go out in this rain.

to provide as an entertainment or social function: to give a New Year's Eve party.

to deal or administer: to give a blow to someone; to give medicine to a patient.

to put forth, emit, or utter; issue: to give a cry; to give a command.

to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning (usually used passively): These facts being given, the argument makes sense.

to produce, yield, or afford: to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week.

to make, do, or perform: to give a start; to give a lurch.

to perform or present publicly: to give a play; to give a concert.

to cause; be responsible for (usually followed by an infinitive): They gave me to understand that you would be there.

to care about something to the value or extent of (something fanciful): I don't give a hoot about his opinion.

to relinquish or sacrifice: to give one's life for a cause.

to convey or transmit: Give Aunt Betty my love.

to assign or allot: Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”

to bestow (the object of one's choice) upon, as if by providence: Give me the wide open spaces anytime.

to be connected with, as by a telephone operator: Give me 235-7522.

to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas.

to attribute or ascribe: to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist.

to cause or occasion: She gives me a pain in the neck.

to apply fully or freely: He gives his free time to golf.

to award by verdict or after consideration: A decision was given for the defendant.

to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of: The judge gave him five years.

to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver: He gave her his promise. Can you give bond?

to propose as the subject of a toast (followed by an indirect object): Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country.

to bear to a man; deliver (followed by an indirect object): She gave him a beautiful baby boy.

to sire upon a woman; father (followed by an indirect object): He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage.

to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.

verb (used without object), gave, giv·en, giv·ing.

to make a gift or gifts; contribute: to give to the United Way.

to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise: We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points.

to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc.: A horsehair mattress doesn't give much.

to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail: The antique chair gave when I sat on it.

to be warm and open in relationships with other persons: a withdrawn person who doesn't know how to give.

Informal. to divulge information: Okay now, give! What happened?

to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead (usually followed by on, onto, etc.): The window gives on the sea. This door gives onto the hallway.

noun

the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.

Verb Phrases

give away,

to give as a present; bestow.
to present (the bride) to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony.
to expose or betray (a person).
to reveal (a confidence or secret, hidden motives, true feelings, etc.): That remark gave away his real feelings.

give back, to return (something), as to its owner; restore: You haven't given back the books you borrowed from me.

give birth to. birth(def 10).

give in,

to acknowledge defeat; yield.
to hand in; deliver: Please give in your timecards.

give of, to devote or contribute generously of: to give of oneself; to give of one's abundance.

give off, to put forth; emit: The gardenia gives off a very strong fragrance.

give out,

to send out; emit.
to make public; announce.
to distribute; issue.
to become exhausted.
to become used up; fail: The fuel gave out.
to do or express something, especially unrestrainedly or easily: to give out with a song.

give over,

to put into the care of; transfer: She gave over all her property to her daughter.
to put an end to; stop: They will never give over their impossible dreams.
to indulge in without restraint: She gave herself over to tears.
to devote to a specified activity: The day was given over to relaxing in the sun.

give up,

to abandon hope; despair.
to desist from; renounce: to give up smoking.
to surrender; relinquish.
to devote (oneself) entirely to: She gave herself up to her job and seldom saw her old friends.
South Midland U.S. to consider; deem: She's given up to be the kindest woman around here.

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

1 offer, vouchsafe, impart, accord, furnish, provide, supply, donate, contribute.

18 cede, yield.

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ANTONYMS FOR give

1 receive.

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synonym study for give

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM give

giv·a·ble, give·a·ble, adjective, noun giv·er, noun non·giv·ing, adjective re·give, verb re·gave, re·giv·en, re·giv·ing.

self-giv·ing, adjective un·give·a·ble, adjective un·giv·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for given

I think we handled it as well as we could have, given the exigencies of production.

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I think you need to understand the history to understand where you are at a given moment.

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And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.

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Still, I wish that DuVernay had given us more about those who are less famous besides a scene where they all eat dinner together.

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Having graduated Juilliard last spring, Alex Sharp is too young to have given the performance of a lifetime.

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He next dropped his name of Malagigi, because it had been given him by the devils in council, and called himself Onofrio.

Castellinaria |Henry Festing Jones
Jacob was the author both of commentaries and of scholia on the sacred books; of these specimens are given by Assemani and Wright.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1 |Various
That you have given away in charity must rather tend to brighten up your mind.

The Gtakaml |rya Sra
When dry, it had been given further distinction by two or three coats of gold paint.

The Master's Violin |Myrtle Reed
In dairy work the individual preferences of the cows are given attention and their whimsy catered to by the herdsman.

The Dollar Hen |Milo M. Hastings

British Dictionary definitions for given (1 of 2)

given

/ (ˈɡɪvən) /

verb

the past participle of give

adjective

(postpositive foll by to) tending (to); inclined or addicted (to)

specific or previously stated

assumed as a premise

maths known or determined independently a given volume

(on official documents) issued or executed, as on a stated date

noun

an assumed fact

philosophy the supposed raw data of experience See also sense datum

British Dictionary definitions for given (2 of 2)

give

/ (ɡɪv) /

verb gives, giving, gave (ɡeɪv) or given (ˈɡɪvən) (mainly tr)

(also intr) to present or deliver voluntarily (something that is one's own) to the permanent possession of another or others

(often foll by for) to transfer (something that is one's own, esp money) to the possession of another as part of an exchange to give fifty pounds for a painting

to place in the temporary possession of another I gave him my watch while I went swimming

(when intr, foll by of) to grant, provide, or bestow give me some advice

to administer to give a reprimand

to award or attribute to give blame, praise, etc

to be a source of he gives no trouble

to impart or communicate to give news; give a person a cold

to utter or emit to give a shout

to perform, make, or do the car gave a jolt and stopped

to sacrifice or devote he gave his life for his country

to surrender to give place to others

to concede or yield I will give you this game

(intr) informal to happen what gives?

(often foll by to) to cause; lead she gave me to believe that she would come

(foll by for) to value (something) at I don't give anything for his promises

to perform or present as an entertainment to give a play

to propose as a toast I give you the Queen

(intr) to yield or break under force or pressure this surface will give if you sit on it; his courage will never give

give as good as one gets to respond to verbal or bodily blows to at least an equal extent as those received

give battle to commence fighting

give birth (often foll by to)

to bear (offspring)
to produce, originate, or create (an idea, plan, etc)

give a person five or give a person some skin slang to greet or congratulate someone by slapping raised hands

give ground to draw back or retreat

give it up for someone slang to applaud someone

give someone one British slang to have sex with someone

give rise to to be the cause of

give me informal I prefer give me hot weather any day!

give or take plus or minus three thousand people came, give or take a few hundred

give way See way (def. 24)

give a person what for informal to punish or reprimand a person severely

noun

a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience there's bound to be some give in a long plank; there is no give in his moral views

See also give away, give in, give off, give onto, give out, give over, give up

Derived forms of give

givable or giveable, adjective giver, noun

Word Origin for give

Old English giefan; related to Old Norse gefa, Gothic giban, Old High German geban, Swedish giva

Idioms and Phrases with given

give

In addition to the idioms beginning with give

give a bad name to
give a break
give a damn
give a good account of oneself
give a hand
give a hang
give a hard time
give a hoot
give a leg up
give and take
give an inch and they'll take a mile
give a pain
give a piece of one's mind
give as good as one gets
give a shit
give away
give a wide berth
give bad marks to
give birth to
give chase
give color to
give credit
give free rein to
give ground
give in
give it one's best shot
give it to
give me a break
give notice
given to
give off
give of oneself
give one
give oneself airs
give oneself away
give oneself up
give one's eyeteeth
give or take
give out
give over
give pause
give rein to
give rise to
give short shrift
give someone
give someone a break
give someone a ring
give someone heart failure
give someone hell
give someone his or her due
give someone his or her head
give someone the air
give someone the evil eye
give someone the once-over
give someone enough rope
give someone fits
give something a whirl
give thanks for small blessings
give the back of one's hand
give the benefit of the doubt
give the business
give the creeps
give the devil his due
give the eye
give the finger
give the go-ahead
give the lie to
give the shirt off one's back
give the slip
give the time of day
give the word
give the works
give to understand
give up
give up the ghost
give vent to
give voice to
give way
give way to
give what for

also see:

hard time (give someone a)
Indian giver
never give a sucker an even break
not care (give) a rap
not give someone the time of day
what's cooking (gives)

Also see under idioms beginning withget and have.

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Definition for given (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), gave, giv·en, giv·ing.

verb (used without object), gave, giv·en, giv·ing.

noun

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Origin of give

SYNONYMS FOR give

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verb

adjective

noun

British Dictionary definitions for given (2 of 2)

verb gives, giving, gave (ɡeɪv) or given (ˈɡɪvən) (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of give

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given

verb

adjective

noun

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Definition for given (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), gave, giv·en, giv·ing.

verb (used without object), gave, giv·en, giv·ing.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of give

SYNONYMS FOR give

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verb

adjective

noun

British Dictionary definitions for given (2 of 2)

verb gives, giving, gave (ɡeɪv) or given (ˈɡɪvən) (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of give

Word Origin for give

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