(v. t.)To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor. (n.)Semblance; likeness; appearance. (v. t.)To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show ones designs. (n.)Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp. ...
to bestow something, such as a gift, on someone.Please give this to Sally Wilson.Who gave this book to me? I want to thank whoever it was. See also:give,to McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
(n.)The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom. (v. t.)To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. (n.)A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively. ...
scroungegive,present,award,grant,commit,contribute,donate,confer,bestow,impart,apportion 3.dodge,avoid,get out of,duck(informal),hedge,parry,shun,evade,elude,fudge,fend off,eschew,flannel(Brit. informal),sidestep,shirk,equivocate,body-swerve(Scot.)The research begs a number of questions. ...
Informal: lump (used in plural). Idioms: what is coming to one, what one has coming. 3. A sum of money offered for a special service, such as the apprehension of a criminal: bonus, bounty.verb 1. To bestow a reward on: guerdon. 2. To give a satisfactory return to: compensate, ...
惠 huì favor; benefit; to bestow; (literary) benevolence; (honorific) 患 huàn to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry 慧 huì bright; intelligent; intelligence; wise; wisdom 恋 liàn to feel attached to; to long for; to love 愈 yù ...
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 ac•cord (ə kôrd′), v.i. to be in agreement or harmony; agree. v.t. to make agree or correspond; adapt. to grant; bestow:to accord due praise. [Archaic.]to settle; reconcile. n. proper relationship...
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 give(giv),USA pronunciationv.,gave, giv•en, giv•ing,n. v.t. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow:to give a birthday present to someone. ...
The meaning of GIVE is to make a present of. How to use give in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Give.
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Verb1. lend- bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to ...