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"
the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
following the third position; number four in a countable series
coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
the verbal act of agreeing
the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"