give

v. bestow; deliver; donate; produce; be convinced, weaken, yield; do, provide, host (a party, etc.)

n. elasticity, flexibility, ability to yield

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(n.)
To allow or admit by way of supposition.
  

(n.)
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
  

(n.)
To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.
  

(n.)
To cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
  

(n.)
To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
  

(n.)
To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
  

(n.)
To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
  

(n.)
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
  

(n.)
To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
  

(n.)
To pledge; as, to give one's word.
  

(n.)
To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given.
  

(n.)
To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
  

(n.)
To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
  

(v. i.)
To become soft or moist.
  

(v. i.)
To give a gift or gifts.
  

(v. i.)
To have a misgiving.
  

(v. i.)
To move; to recede.
  

(v. i.)
To open; to lead.
  

(v. i.)
To shed tears; to weep.
  

(v. i.)
To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
  

Noun
1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
(synonym) spring, springiness
(hypernym) elasticity, snap
(derivation) yield
Verb
1. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
(hyponym) infect
(verb-group) yield, afford
2. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
(synonym) yield, afford
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(hyponym) open, open up
3. 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"
(antonym) take
(hypernym) transfer
(hyponym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(cause) have, have got, hold
(see-also) refund, return, repay, give back
(derivation) donor, giver, presenter
4. convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
(hypernym) state, say, tell
(hyponym) quote
(verb-group) impart, leave, pass on
(derivation) giving
5. 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"
(synonym) pay
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) offer, extend
6. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
(synonym) hold, throw, have, make
(hypernym) direct
7. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
(synonym) throw
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
8. give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
(synonym) gift, present
(hyponym) endow, dower
(derivation) donor, giver, presenter
9. bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
(synonym) bring about, yield
(hypernym) make, create
(verb-group) render, yield, return, generate
10. dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
(synonym) pay, devote
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(verb-group) sacrifice
11. 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"
(synonym) render, yield, return, generate
(hypernym) produce, make, create
(verb-group) bring about, yield
12. tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"
(synonym) impart, leave, pass on
(hypernym) tell
(derivation) giving
13. bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
(synonym) establish
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) introduce
(verb-group) render, yield, return, generate
14. 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?"
(hypernym) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over
15. emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
16. endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
(synonym) sacrifice
(hypernym) release, relinquish, resign, free, give up
(verb-group) pay, devote
17. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
(synonym) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over
(hypernym) transfer
18. 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"
(synonym) dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(hyponym) vow, consecrate
19. give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"
(hypernym) administer, dispense
20. give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
(synonym) apply
(hypernym) distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
(hyponym) tread
21. bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks"
(synonym) render
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(hyponym) dedicate
22. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
(synonym) grant
23. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
(synonym) move over, give way, ease up, yield
(hypernym) move
(verb-group) abandon, give up
24. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
(synonym) feed
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) dine
(cause) eat
(derivation) giving, gift
25. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"
(synonym) contribute, chip in, kick in
(hyponym) combine
(derivation) giving
26. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
(synonym) collapse, fall in, cave in, give way, break, founder
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) implode, go off
(verb-group) abandon, give up
27. estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"
(hypernym) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
28. execute and deliver; "Give bond"
(hypernym) execute
29. deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs"
(hypernym) compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
30. afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
(synonym) afford, open
31. present to view; "He gave the sign to start"
(hypernym) show
32. perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
(hypernym) perform
(classification) performing arts
33. be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give"
(synonym) yield
(hypernym) stretch
(see-also) yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under
(derivation) spring, springiness
34. propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"
(hypernym) toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail
35. legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
(hypernym) accord, allot, grant
36. manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering"
(hypernym) express, show, evince
37. offer in good faith; "He gave her his word"
(hypernym) pledge
(verb-group) dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
(derivation) giving
38. submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse"
(hypernym) submit, subject
39. guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me"
(hypernym) lead
40. allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond"
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
41. inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"
(hypernym) inflict, bring down, visit, impose
42. occur; "what gives?"
(hypernym) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(classification) cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
43. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men"
(hypernym) accept, consent, go for
44. proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
(hypernym) offer, proffer

san1 ling4 wu3 shen1
Giving three orders and five injunctions.
This expression is used to describe orders that must be repeated several times before people understand. Repeatedly giving injunctions.

jiang1 yu4 qu3 zhi1, bi4 xian1 yu3 zhi1
To give in order to take.
(No further explanation)