Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) give, spring, springiness (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
Verb
S: (v) give (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense) "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
S: (v) yield, give, afford (be the cause or source of) "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
S: (v) give (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"
S: (v) give (convey or reveal information) "Give one's name"
S: (v) state, say, tell (express in words) "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
S: (v) present, represent, lay out (bring forward and present to the mind) "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
S: (v) misstate (state something incorrectly) "You misstated my position"
S: (v) answer, reply, respond (react verbally) "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
S: (v) precede, preface, premise, introduce (furnish with a preface or introduction) "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
S: (v) get out (express with difficulty) "I managed to get out a few words"
S: (v) declare (state emphatically and authoritatively) "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
S: (v) declare (make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official) "Do you have anything to declare?"
S: (v) note, observe, mention, remark (make mention of) "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
S: (v) give, pay (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"
S: (v) hold, throw, have, make, give (organize or be responsible for) "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
S: (v) give, throw (convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture) "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"
S: (v) give, gift, present (give as a present; make a gift of) "What will you give her for her birthday?"
S: (v) give, yield (cause to happen or be responsible for) "His two singles gave the team the victory"
S: (v) render, yield, return, give, generate (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"
S: (v) impart, leave, give, pass on (transmit (knowledge or skills)) "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"
S: (v) establish, give (bring about) "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
S: (v) give (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?"
S: (v) give (emit or utter) "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
S: (v) sacrifice, give (endure the loss of) "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
S: (v) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give (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"
S: (v) give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote (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"
S: (v) give (give (as medicine)) "I gave him the drug"
S: (v) give, apply (give or convey physically) "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
S: (v) grant, give (bestow, especially officially) "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
S: (v) move over, give way, give, ease up, yield (move in order to make room for someone for something) "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
S: (v) feed, give (give food to) "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
S: (v) provide, supply, ply, cater (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance) "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
S: (v) staff (provide with staff) "This position is not always staffed"
S: (v) regale, treat (provide with choice or abundant food or drink) "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
S: (v) board (provide food and lodging (for)) "The old lady is boarding three men"
S: (v) feed, give (give food to) "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
S: (v) feed (serve as food for; be the food for) "This dish feeds six"
S: (v) serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish (provide (usually but not necessarily food)) "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
S: (v) cater (supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets)
S: (v) underlay (provide with a base, support, lining, or backing) "underlay the boards with joists"
S: (v) fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil (fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction) "does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"; "This job doesn't match my dreams"; "meet a need"
S: (v) shower (provide abundantly with) "He showered her with presents"
S: (v) accommodate (provide with something desired or needed) "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"
S: (v) nourish, nurture, sustain (provide with nourishment) "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"
S: (v) fix up (find (something or someone) for) "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"
S: (v) gutter (provide with gutters) "gutter the buildings"
S: (v) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder (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"
S: (v) give (estimate the duration or outcome of something) "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"