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give

give

Meaning of give

hand something to another person

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British English/ɡɪv/
American English/ɡɪv/
Russian transcription[dɐˈvatʲ]
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give with English translation

give usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Please give me the pen.

Пожалуйста, дай мне ручку.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She will give her friend a gift tomorrow.

Завтра она подарит другу подарок.

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give synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between give / hand / pass / lend / loan / present

🇬🇧English

to pass something directly with your hand

A1Very Often

Please hand me the salt.

🇬🇧English

to move something from one person to another

A1Very Often

Pass the ball to me.

🇬🇧English

to give something for a limited time, expecting it back

A2Often

Can you lend me your pen?

🇬🇧English

to lend or be lent, often in formal or financial contexts

B1Rarely

The bank will loan you the money.

🇬🇧English

to give something formally or as a gift

B1Often

The mayor will present the awards.

🇬🇧English

to supply what is needed, not simply hand something over

A2Very Often

The hotel provides towels.

🇬🇧English

to give officially, especially rights, permission, or money

B2Often

The city granted him permission to build.

B
🇬🇧English
bestow

to give something valuable or honorable in a formal or literary way

C1Rarely

They bestowed a medal on her.

D
🇬🇧English
donate

to give money, time, or things to help others or a cause

B1Often

She donates to the food bank every month.

🇬🇧English

to provide things that are needed, often regularly or in quantity

B1Very Often

The company supplies offices with paper.

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How to pronounce give and what this word means

give means give. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce give

/ɡɪv/

give translation

give

give examples

Please give me the pen.

give transcription

/ɡɪv/, /ɡɪv/

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give meaning: what does it mean?

hand something to another person

give pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

give is pronounced as /ɡɪv/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

give definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Please give me the pen. Translation: Пожалуйста, дай мне ручку.

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