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give v. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
. wn #2
give v. [
yield, afford] be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"
. wn #3
give v. 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"
. wn #4
give v. convey or reveal information; "Give one's name"
. wn #5
give v. [
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"
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