the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
occur; "what gives?"
estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
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"
offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
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"
bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
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"
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?"
give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"
repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information"
feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest"
pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle"
to the greatest extent; completely; "you're quite right"; "she was quite alone"; "was quite mistaken"; "quite the opposite"; "not quite finished"; "did not quite make it"
to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon"
actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"
a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"
pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den"
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"
give back; "render money"
make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"
a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.