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Definitions for Given

[1] past participle of give.
[2] stated, fixed, or specified: at a given time.
[3] addicted or disposed (often followed by to ): given to making snide remarks.
[4] bestowed as a gift; conferred.
[5] assigned as a basis of calculation, reasoning, etc.: Given A and B, C follows.
[6] Mathematics . known or independently determined: a given magnitude.
[7] (on official documents) executed and delivered as of the date shown.
[8] an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
[9] to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
[10] to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please.
[11] to place in someone's care: If you give me your coat, I'll put it in the closet.
[12] to grant (permission, opportunity, etc.) to someone: Give me a chance.
[13] to impart or communicate: to give advice; to give a cold to someone.
[14] to set forth or show; present; offer: He gave no reason for his lateness.
[15] to pay or transfer possession to another in exchange for something: They gave five dollars for the picture. He gave me the car for $800.
[16] to furnish, provide, or proffer: to give evidence; Let me give you my umbrella before you go out in this rain.
[17] to provide as an entertainment or social function: to give a New Year's Eve party.
[18] to deal or administer: to give a blow to someone; to give medicine to a patient.
[19] to put forth, emit, or utter; issue: to give a cry; to give a command.
[20] to assign or admit as a basis of calculation or reasoning (usually used passively): These facts being given, the argument makes sense.
[21] to produce, yield, or afford: to give good results; 9 × 8 gives 72; The hen gave six eggs a week.
[22] to make, do, or perform: to give a start; to give a lurch.
[23] to perform or present publicly: to give a play; to give a concert.
[24] to cause; be responsible for (usually followed by an infinitive): They gave me to understand that you would be there.
[25] to care about something to the value or extent of (something fanciful): I don't give a hoot about his opinion.
[26] to relinquish or sacrifice: to give one's life for a cause.
[27] to convey or transmit: Give Aunt Betty my love.
[28] to assign or allot: Give every man a full ration of biscuits. They gave him the name of “Joseph.”
[29] to bestow (the object of one's choice) upon, as if by providence: Give me the wide open spaces anytime.
[30] to be connected with, as by a telephone operator: Give me 235-7522.
[31] to present to an audience, as an entertainer, speaker, or act: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the governor of Texas.
[32] to attribute or ascribe: to give the devil his due; After long study the critic gave the unsigned work to a minor impressionist.
[33] to cause or occasion: She gives me a pain in the neck.
[34] to apply fully or freely: He gives his free time to golf.
[35] to award by verdict or after consideration: A decision was given for the defendant.
[36] to inflict as a punishment on another; punish by; impose a sentence of: The judge gave him five years.
[37] to pledge, offer as a pledge, or execute and deliver: He gave her his promise. Can you give bond?
[38] to propose as the subject of a toast (followed by an indirect object): Ladies and gentlemen, I give you our country.
[39] to bear to a man; deliver (followed by an indirect object): She gave him a beautiful baby boy.
[40] to sire upon a woman; father (followed by an indirect object): He gave her two children in the first five years of marriage.
[41] to concede or grant, as a point in an argument.
[42] to make a gift or gifts; contribute: to give to the United Way.
[43] to yield somewhat, as to influence or force; compromise: We can't negotiate until each side is willing to give on some points.
[44] to yield somewhat when subjected to weight, force, pressure, etc.: A horsehair mattress doesn't give much.
[45] to collapse; break down; fall apart; fail: The antique chair gave when I sat on it.
[46] to be warm and open in relationships with other persons: a withdrawn person who doesn't know how to give.
[47] Informal . to divulge information: Okay now, give! What happened?
[48] to afford a view or passage; face, open, or lead (usually followed by on, onto, etc.): The window gives on the sea. This door gives onto the hallway.
[49] the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
[50] give away , to give as a present; bestow. to present (the bride) to the bridegroom in a marriage ceremony. to expose or betray (a person). to reveal (a confidence or secret, hidden motives, true feelings, etc.): That remark gave away his real feelings.
[51] give back , to return (something), as to its owner; restore: You haven't given back the books you borrowed from me.
[52] give birth to . birth(def 10) .
[53] give in , to acknowledge defeat; yield. to hand in; deliver: Please give in your timecards.
[54] give of , to devote or contribute generously of: to give of oneself; to give of one's abundance.
[55] give off , to put forth; emit: The gardenia gives off a very strong fragrance.
[56] give out , to send out; emit. to make public; announce. to distribute; issue. to become exhausted. to become used up; fail: The fuel gave out. to do or express something, especially unrestrainedly or easily: to give out with a song.
[57] give over , to put into the care of; transfer: She gave over all her property to her daughter. to put an end to; stop: They will never give over their impossible dreams. to indulge in without restraint: She gave herself over to tears. to devote to a specified activity: The day was given over to relaxing in the sun.
[58] give up , to abandon hope; despair. to desist from; renounce: to give up smoking. to surrender; relinquish. to devote (oneself) entirely to: She gave herself up to her job and seldom saw her old friends. South Midland U.S. to consider; deem: She's given up to be the kindest woman around here.
[59] the past participle of give
[60] (postpositive foll by to ) tending (to); inclined or addicted (to)
[61] specific or previously stated
[62] assumed as a premise
[63] maths known or determined independently a given volume
[64] (on official documents) issued or executed, as on a stated date
[65] an assumed fact
[66] philosophy the supposed raw data of experience See also sense datum
[67] (also intr) to present or deliver voluntarily (something that is one's own) to the permanent possession of another or others
[68] (often foll by for) to transfer (something that is one's own, esp money) to the possession of another as part of an exchange to give fifty pounds for a painting
[69] to place in the temporary possession of another I gave him my watch while I went swimming
[70] (when intr, foll by of ) to grant, provide, or bestow give me some advice
[71] to administer to give a reprimand
[72] to award or attribute to give blame, praise, etc
[73] to be a source of he gives no trouble
[74] to impart or communicate to give news ; give a person a cold
[75] to utter or emit to give a shout
[76] to perform, make, or do the car gave a jolt and stopped
[77] to sacrifice or devote he gave his life for his country
[78] to surrender to give place to others
[79] to concede or yield I will give you this game
[80] (intr) informal to happen what gives?
[81] (often foll by to) to cause; lead she gave me to believe that she would come
[82] (foll by for) to value (something) at I don't give anything for his promises
[83] to perform or present as an entertainment to give a play
[84] to propose as a toast I give you the Queen
[85] (intr) to yield or break under force or pressure this surface will give if you sit on it ; his courage will never give
[86] give as good as one gets to respond to verbal or bodily blows to at least an equal extent as those received
[87] give battle to commence fighting
[88] give birth (often foll by to) to bear (offspring) to produce, originate, or create (an idea, plan, etc)
[89] give a person five or give a person some skin slang to greet or congratulate someone by slapping raised hands
[90] give ground to draw back or retreat
[91] give it up for someone slang to applaud someone
[92] give someone one British slang to have sex with someone
[93] give rise to to be the cause of
[94] give me informal I prefer give me hot weather any day!
[95] give or take plus or minus three thousand people came, give or take a few hundred
[96] give way See way (def. 24)
[97] give a person what for informal to punish or reprimand a person severely
[98] a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience there's bound to be some give in a long plank ; there is no give in his moral views

Words related to Given

obsessed, inclined, disposed, accustomed, addicted, habituated, inured, apt, liable, prone

Words nearby Given

give what for, give-and-take, give-up, giveaway, giveback, given, given name, given to, givenchy, givey, giza

Origin of Given

before 900; Middle English < Old Norse gefa (compare Danish give ); replacing Middle English yeven, yiven, Old English gefan, giefan; cognate with Dutch geven, German geben, Gothic giban

Other words from Given

self-giv·en , adjective
un·giv·en , adjective
giv·a·ble , give·a·ble , adjective, noun
giv·er , noun
non·giv·ing , adjective
re·give , verb re·gave, re·giv·en, re·giv·ing.
self-giv·ing , adjective
un·give·a·ble , adjective
un·giv·ing , adjective

Word origin for Given

Old English giefan; related to Old Norse gefa, Gothic giban, Old High German geban, Swedish giva

Synonyms for Given

accustomed, addicted, disposed, habituated, inclined, inured, obsessed, apt, liable, prone