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What is the opposite word for Gave?
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deny
yield, contribute
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disallow
contribute
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disapprove
contribute
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refuse
yield, contribute
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withhold
yield, contribute
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reject
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conceal
yield, communicate
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hide
communicate, demonstrate
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refrain
yield, communicate
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take
communicate, demonstrate
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hold
communicate, demonstrate
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keep
demonstrate, perform action
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retain
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receive
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repress
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suppress
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be quiet
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fail
perform action
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take back
demonstrate
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finish
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destroy
perform action
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ruin
perform action
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lose
perform action
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pass
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withstand
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neglect
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fight
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hold up
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secret
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obscure
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took
took mean acceptance
gave means to give for sometook invitations
gave to give some pictures -
took
acceptance some and gave means give
i took invitations for parties
please give me a cup of teaSubmitted by rinat on October 3, 2019
How to use gave in a sentence?
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Walter E. Williams:
The framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum of protection against congressional tyranny.
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Alan Moore:
Since mankind’s dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We’ve seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.”
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Charlie Burton:
To God be the glory, against overwhelming circumstances, that verse gave us the courage to ask God for a miracle.Were humbled by the fact that some people dont experience the healing. There are just things that well never understand, but in the moment that was our faith, that God is able.
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Nannette Blitz:
Anne never gave up up hope, she was absolutely convinced she would survive.
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Jason Laska:
We were literally silent for a few moments, misty( his wife) asked me if I had ordered it and they had to make it and they gave me that on purpose thinking they were targeting me because they stereotyped me or something.
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past tense of give
1
as in volunteered
to make a present of
thanked all the tutors who generously gave their time to help students after school
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2
as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming
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3
as in offered
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
the author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m.
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as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
they loaded the shopping cart with so much food it gave under all the weight
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as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment
I wouldn’t give a nickel for such a run-down car
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as in expressed
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
she gave her opinion on the matter very firmly and unmistakably
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as in devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year
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as in provided
to produce as revenue
a company that consistently gives $30 million in profits to the owner
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as in supplied
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
gave him my e-mail address
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as in proffered
to put before another for acceptance or consideration
she gave the committee her grant proposal
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as in transmitted
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
she gave her cold to me, and now I’m so sick that I can barely get out of bed
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- accord
- allow
- award
- commit
- deliver
- donate
- grant
- hand out
- hand over
- permit
- present
- provide
- sell
- turn over
- administer
- bequeath
- bestow
- cede
- confer
- consign
- convey
- deed
- dispense
- endow
- entrust
- furnish
- gift
- lease
- relinquish
- remit
- subsidize
- tip
- transmit
- vouchsafe
- will
- ante up
- come across
- dish out
- dispose of
- dole out
- fork over
- hand down
- heap upon
- lavish upon
- lay upon
- let have
- make over
- parcel out
- part with
- pass down
- pass out
- pony up
- shell out
- throw in
- read
- express
- deliver
- put
- announce
- issue
- present
- vent
- ventilate
- render
- supply
- transfer
- pronounce
- publish
- air
- broadcast
- transmit
- state
- notify
- impart
- carry
- utter
- emit
- furnish
- be a source of
- return
- extend
- show
- provide
- offer
- indicate
- produce
- issue
- present
- render
- dispense
- pose
- confer
- yield
- evidence
- administer
- bestow
- minister
- tender
- manifest
- display
- furnish
- hold out
- put on
- set forth
- hand over
- grant
- devote
- lend
- fail
- allow
- go
- open
- retire
- sag
- crumble
- fold
- bend
- weaken
- cede
- cave
- concede
- relent
- shrink
- flex
- relax
- break
- sink
- fall
- surrender
- retreat
- relinquish
- slacken
- recede
- contract
- crumple
- bow to
- fold up
- give way
- do
- lead
- devote
- make
- turn
- produce
- address
- apply
- cause
- throw
- occasion
- direct
- engender
- bend
- buckle down
On this page you’ll find 247 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gave, such as: sell, accord, grant, provide, deliver, and hand over.
- hold up
- fight
- secret
- fail
- take
- be quiet
- retain
- keep
- hold
- withstand
- hide
- conceal
- suppress
- repress
- refrain
- withhold
- hold up
- fight
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- withstand
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- fight
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- withstand
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- refrain
- conceal
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How to use gave in a sentence
So far as the right or wrong of having contraband whisky was concerned, I don’t think any one gave it a second thought.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
Various impulses urged him into a pouring flood of words; yet he gave expression to none of them.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOOD
One adorable smile she gave him, and before he could advance to hold the door for her, she had opened it and passed out.
ST. MARTIN’S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
Some peculiar lines between these contracted brows gave a character of ferocity to this forbidding and sensual face.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU
Davy read this over two or three times, in the greatest perplexity, and then gave it up in despair.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
This gave the house a very cheerful appearance, as if it were constantly on a broad grin.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
But in the end his health gave way, and the Emperor himself wrote to Prince Eugne telling him to send the old warrior home.
NAPOLEON’S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
She suddenly sank back upon the pillow and gave up to bitter anguish, when she recalled what had followed.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX
But she kept the same tone, and its tender archness only gave a greater sweetness to his sense of relief.
CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMES
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OCTOBER 26, 1985