"give" meaning in English

See give in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /gɪv/ Audio: en-us-give.ogg [US], en-uk-to give.ogg [UK] Forms: give [canonical], gives [third-person, singular], gave [past], given [past, participle], giving [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|give|gives|gave|given|giving}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you give something to someone else, you had the thing and you let the other person have it. Maybe you use your hands to put the thing in the other person's hands. Usually after that, the thing is the other person's thing.
    Sense id: simple-give-en-verb-ZNPbGUU-
  2. If you give a speech, you talk to a group of people.
    Sense id: simple-give-en-verb-iz0~2XKX
     
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