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Phrasal verbs starting with "give"

15 phrasal verbs use this verb

give about
C1

An archaic or dialectal expression meaning to distribute or pass something around.

give against
C1

A legal or archaic expression meaning to deliver a judgment or verdict unfavorable to a particular party.

give away
A2

To give something to someone for free, to reveal a secret unintentionally, or to escort a bride at a wedding.

give back
A2

To return something to the person it belongs to, or to contribute to a community as a way of expressing gratitude.

give by
C1

An archaic expression meaning to distribute or hand something around to others.

give forth
C1

A literary or archaic expression meaning to emit, produce, or utter something.

give in
B1

To stop resisting and accept something, or to submit work or a document to someone.

give into
B1

A variant form of 'give in to,' meaning to yield to a temptation, demand, or feeling.

give it to someone
B2

To scold, punish, or criticize someone harshly, or to defeat someone convincingly.

give it up
B1

To applaud enthusiastically for someone, or to stop trying at something or to quit a habit.

give of oneself
C1

To give generously of one's own time, energy, emotions, or efforts for the benefit of others.

give off
B1

To produce and release a smell, light, heat, radiation, or impression.

give out
B1

To distribute something to a group of people, to stop working or functioning, or to come to an end.

give over
B2

To hand something over, to dedicate something to a particular purpose, or (in British informal use) to stop doing something or to express di

give up
A2

To stop trying at something, to abandon a habit or activity, or to surrender someone or something.