Phrasal verbs are used very often in spoken English. Therefore, it is necessary to know them.
In this article we will look at the use of the phrasal verb give and the 9 meanings it can have.
9 meanings of the phrasal verb give in English
Let's look at how this phrasal verb is used:
1. Phrasal verb give away
Translation: 1. Give away, distribute, give 2. Give away (secret), spill the beans
Meaning: 1. Give something to someone without asking for money 2. Accidentally tell someone's secret
She gives her old books away.
She gives away her old books.
He didn't give my secret away.
He didn't give away my secret.
2. Phrasal verb give back
Translation: return, give
Meaning: Give something back to the person you took it from
She gave the keys back to me.
She returned the keys to me.
He won't give the money back tomorrow.
He will return the money tomorrow.
3. Phrasal verb give in
Translation: Give in, give in
Meaning: Agree to something that previously did not suit you
They gave in to our demands.
They gave in to our conditions.
I finally gave in.
In the end, I gave in.
4. Phrasal verb give off
Translation: To emit, emit, emit (smell, heat, light)
Meaning: Produce heat, light, smell
These flowers give off a nice smell.
These flowers emit a pleasant scent.
The fire was giving off a lot of heat.
The fire generated a lot of heat.
5. Phrasal verb give out
Translation: 1. Give out, distribute to someone 2. Refuse, stop working (part of the body)
Meaning: 1. Give something to each member of the group 2. Some part of the body stops working
A waiter gave the drinks out.
The waiter handed out drinks.
His legs gave out.
His legs gave out.
6. Phrasal verb give over
Translation: Stop
Meaning: Stop doing things that are annoying to other people
Give over complaining!
Stop complaining!
She gaveover crying.
She stopped crying.
7. Phrasal verb give up
Translation: 1. Quit 2. Give up
Meaning: 1. Stop doing something you were doing regularly before 2. Stop trying to do something
You should give up smoking.
You should quit smoking.
They never give up.
They never give up.
8. Phrasal verb give up on smth
Translation: Lose hope, stop believing, give up something
Meaning: Don't expect things to happen the way you wanted them to.
He gave up on his dreams.
He stopped believing in his dream.
They gave up on those thoughts.
He abandoned these thoughts.
9. Phrasal verb give up on smb
Translation: Give up (from hope), give up, recognize someone as hopeless
Meaning: Stop hoping that someone will do what you want them to do.
They gave up on him.
They waved their hand at him.
Most of the teachers gave up on her.
Most of the teachers gave up on her.
So, we got acquainted with another phrasal verb, and now let's practice using it.
Reinforcement task
Translate the following sentences into English. Leave your answers in the comments so we can check them.
1. He returned my phone.
2. Stop pushing!
3. She gives away her old clothes.
4. He gave in to my requests.
5. She handed out her business cards.
Let's move on to the second one - give . The main semantic content of this is the following meanings: to give, to bestow, to devote, to dedicate. What other meanings can this word take in combination with prepositions?
Meanings of the phrasal verb give
- Give away– give (gifts), distribute something, give out (secret).
He gave away the secret. - He gave away the secret.
She gave away all the money to the poor. – She gave all the money to the poor.
They’re giving away a CD with this magazine. – The CD comes as a gift with this magazine.
- Give back- return, give.
Give back the book you borrowed. - Return the book you took.
- Give forth- to publish, to emit, to make public, to spread rumors.
It won't do to give forth. - Spreading rumors is not good.
- Give in– give in, give in; hand in (written work).
Don't give in without a fight. – Don’t give up without a fight.
She gave in her exam paper. – She passed her exam paper.
- Give off– emit, emit (smell, smoke, light, heat).
This lamp gives off a very bright light. - This lamp shines very brightly.
The fire was giving off a lot of smoke. “There was a lot of smoke coming from the fire.”
- Give out– distribute, announce, end.
His strength gave out after running that long distance. “His strength ran out when he ran such a long distance.
He gave out copies of the report at the end of the meeting. – He distributed (distributed) copies of the report after the meeting.
The food supplies gave out. - Food supplies have run out.
- Give over– pass, throw (do something).
Give over pushing! - Stop pushing!
We gave the keys over to our neighbors during our absence. – During our absence, we left the keys with our neighbors.
- Give up– leave, refuse, abandon, abandon (hope), give up (about a criminal).
He gave up his seat to her. “He gave way to her.”
He gave up smoking. - He gave up smoking.
You were so late that we gave you up. – You came so late that we stopped waiting for you.
The murderer gave up. - The killer surrendered.
- Give up on smth– give up something (for example, an idea).
Jack gave up on improving relation. – Jack gave up the idea of improving relations.
- Give up on smb- give up (for example, hope) that someone will do what you expect from them.
After the quarrel she gave up on him. – After a quarrel, she broke up with him.
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Hello everyone!
Phrasal verbs are one of the most interesting parts of the English vocabulary. It can be challenging for language learners. But in fact, everything is simple, and in the Russian language they also exist: walk around (avoid the topic), see through (understand completely) and so on.
It is enough to remember their meanings. After all, every phrasal verb has a synonym.
By the way, an interesting fact. Analogs are most often words of Latin or Greek origin and, in modern language, such words are used mainly in official or business speech. While phrasal verbs are used more in everyday communication.
For example, the verb of Latin origin “to continue” is a synonym for the verb “to go on”. The French verb "to search" can be replaced with "to look for". The Latin verb "anticipate" (to wait in anticipation) has the same meaning as "to look forward." Similar examples can be given for a very long time, because language has more than 10,000 phrasal verbs.
But today we will limit ourselves to a few of the most common verbs with “to give”.
To give
If you look in the dictionary and look up the translation of the word “to give”, you will be able to find meanings such as “to give, to give, to hand over, to pay” and many others. It has a huge number of meanings, and, accordingly, a sufficient number of phrasal verbs that may be useful to you when communicating.
There are many phrasal verbs in the English language and “to give” is one of the most commonly used. In order not to learn them by heart, as in school, it is necessary to pay attention to the translation not of the verb itself, but of the preposition, which turns it into a phrasal one. This will make it easier to understand the meaning.
For example, consider “to give back”. “Back” can be translated as “back” or “backwards”, “Give back” can easily be translated as “to give”. Or, for example, “give away”. The word away means “away”, “far away”, so we can translate “give away” as “give away” a secret (release it into the light, let it go into the distance), as well as “get rid of” something or “give” something That. This is the basic principle of how English phrasal verbs work. The main thing is to focus on the preposition or adverb.
Now let's move directly to the list of the most popular phrasal verbs "give".
Phrasal verbs with give
This list will be enough to feel comfortable in the language environment. The rest are for you to study on your own :)
To give away
The direct meaning is to give something to someone.
His gift to me was terrible so I gave it away.
His gift was terrible, so I gave it away.
Another is to give away a secret or secret (as we wrote above).
The criminal gave himself away trying to hide this evidence.
The criminal gave himself away in an attempt to hide this evidence.
The third meaning of give away is “to lose weight.”
Now she looks gorgeous, she managed to give away 10 pounds.
She looks amazing now and has managed to lose 10 feet.
To give back
The direct meaning of the phrasal verb give back is “to return back.”
Did your sister give you back the money she borrowed last month?
Did your sister pay you back the money she lent you last month?
Another, less obvious meaning is "to make a contribution" (usually to a charitable organization).
Usually my brother gives his old clothes back to charity.
My brother usually gives his old clothes to charity.
To give forth
Release:
The train gave forth a cloud of smoke and left the station.
The train released a cloud of smoke and left the station.
Or in a figurative meaning (to make public, release, make public):
They deliberately give out the gossips about bankruptcy of the company.
They deliberately spread rumors about the company's bankruptcy.
To give in
Do not withstand:
Yesterday my umbrella gave in because of the heavy rain.
Yesterday my umbrella couldn't stand it and broke due to the rain.
Also, a phrasal verb can have a similar meaning - “give up”, stop resisting.
He begged me to stay over, so I gave in and let him.
He begged me to stay the night, so I gave in and let him.
With the preposition “to” the meaning changes slightly - “to give in to desire or feeling.” That is, you still “cannot stand it” and “give in” to temptation.
To quit drinking you shouldn’t give in to a single glass of wine!
To stop drinking you must not give in to the desire for even one glass of wine!
But give in to can also mean “to criticize someone or something.”
Stop giving in to every girl wearing short skirt!
Stop criticizing every girl in a short skirt!
To give up
We recently looked at how to translate the verb “to give up.” But in fact, in most cases it is used precisely in the form of another phrasal verb, give up.
I’m tired of this competition, I give up.
I'm tired of this competition, I'm giving up.
A similar meaning is to lose faith in someone or something.
Almost everyone gave up on her.
Almost everyone lost faith in her.
Also, the phrasal verb give up can have other meanings, but they are used less frequently.
Give up someone or something.
Last year she gave a drug dealer up to the police.
Last year she turned one drug dealer over to the police.
Quit something (some activity).
My brother gave up smoking a year ago.
My brother quit smoking a year ago.
To give it up for/to - applaud.
Please give it up for the winner of our contest.
Please give a round of applause to the winner of our competition.
Let's move on to the next group.
To give of oneself
Give away for free.
He gave of himself to help these poor homeless people.
He gives himself to help these poor homeless people.
To give off
To emit something (usually a smell)
Skunks give off terrible smell when they feel danger.
Skunks emit a terrible odor when they sense danger.
The steam is given off from boiling water.
Steam is released from boiling water.
Give out
Give out is a phrasal verb used to mean "to distribute."
Could you please give out our brochures to everyone?
Could you please distribute our brochures to everyone?
Or “break down, become unusable.”
My coffee machine gave out last week so I bought a new one
My coffee machine broke last week so I bought a new one
Also, giving out sometimes means “complaining”, telling something bad about something or someone.
When I was a child I used to give out to my sister a lot.
As a child, I complained a lot about my sister.
To give over
To give oneself to something or someone, to devote oneself, to devote all one’s strength to some cause.
She has totally given over to this strange cult.
She completely surrendered to this strange sect.
Or give over - stop
OMG! Would you give over with your critics?
Oh my God! Stop your criticism already!
To give way
Literally - let him pass, pass. Translated almost literally, “to give way.”
When the lights are green cars must stop and give way to pedestrians to cross the road.
When the light is green, cars must stop and allow pedestrians to cross the road.
But you can give in not only in the literal sense, but also figuratively. To give way to - to give in to something better.
Old phone models always give way to new ones.
Old phone models are always inferior to new ones.
Another meaning of to give way to is to succumb to strong emotions (give vent, give way to emotions).
When everyone has left, he gave way to his pain and started to cry.
When everyone left, he gave in to his pain and began to cry.
We have looked at more than 25 examples of the most popular phrasal verbs in the English language, based on the verb “to give”. Some meanings may seem obvious to you, while others, on the contrary, are interesting. In any case, phrasal verbs are an integral part of the English language, which is in constant development. They make our speech more modern and allow us to feel “on the same wavelength” in conversations with native English speakers.
We hope you enjoyed this article and that phrasal verbs with “to give” will enrich your vocabulary!
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