[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/give.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / give [← G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/G/) # give «give» in Mova's school dictionary: **to let someone have something of yours: give a present** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech verb (give, gives, gave, given, giving); noun (give — stretch, as in «the rope has some give») ### meaning for a pupil 1) To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m1) 2) To give is to pass or hand something: give me the salt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m2) 3) To give is to do an action: give a hug, give a talk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m3) 4) To give up is to stop trying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m4) 5) To give way is to let others go first, or to break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m5) 6) To give in is to stop arguing and let the other side win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m6) 7) (casual) «Give us a go» (UK, Australia) means let me have a turn; «give or take» means about, more or less; «I don't give a toss» (rude, UK) means I don't care. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m7) 8) (rough) «Give it here!», «give it back!» demand something roughly; «give someone a hard time» means to tease or nag them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m8) 9) (formal) The exam voice says «donate», «transfer», «allocate», «bestow», «furnish», «relinquish» (give up), and «given that» means «we know that». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#m9) ### sense in the lessons moving things from one person to another (the giver has less, the receiver more); «gives each of N children M» = equal groups (multiply); in everyday life «give back», «give away», «give up», «give in», «give way» (a road sign in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand); in stories kindness and gifts; in casual talk «give us a go», «give or take»; in rough talk «give it here»; in the exam voice «transfers», «allocates», «relinquishes», and «given that» to introduce the facts ### examples - Ben has 6 books. Ben gives 3 books to a friend. How many books are left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x1) - Anna has 17 stickers. A friend gives Anna 5 more stickers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x2) - Mum gives each of her 3 children 4 sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x3) - Give the ball back, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x4) - Grandpa gave me a book for my birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x5) - The teacher gave us a hard test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x6) - Never give up! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x7) - Cars must give way to people at the crossing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x8) - Give it here, it's my turn! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x9) - about 30 people coming, give or take [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x10) - gave 4 to my sister, no wait, 5, how many left out of 12 [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x11) - Given that Ben transfers 3 of his 6 volumes to an associate, determine the number he retains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x12) - "Give me my Bunny!" he said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/#x13) ### note Ask who gives to whom: the giver has less (subtract), the receiver has more (add); «transfers» and «allocates» in an exam work the same way. Trap: «gives each of N children M» is equal groups: multiply. Past «gave», past participle «given». «give up» means stop, not a number change. «give or take» means about. In a self-correction («gave 4, no wait, 5») the last number counts: 12 − 5 = 7. «Given that» in an exam is not giving anything: it introduces the facts. ### In the corpora - [Pocket money is a small regular amount given to children to practise choosing, saving and making mistakes with money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/8/) - [Debt advice charities give free, private help to make a plan for paying debts back at a pace the family can manage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/21/) - [A food bank is a charity that gives free food parcels, usually after a referral from someone like a school or a doctor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/17/) - [Being engaged means two people have promised to marry each other, and a ring is often given as a sign of the promise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/9/) - [When they want to help, they give money to charities, get sponsored for a challenge or volunteer their time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/5/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «give» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/give/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.