give

/ɡɪv/

verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
gives
past
gave
past participle
given
gerund
giving

Meaning

  1. dar

    • He gives her a gift for her birthday.

      Él le da un regalo por su cumpleaños.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Phrasal verbs

  • give up

    rendirse, dejar de hacer algo

    She never gives up on her dreams.

    Ella nunca se rinde con sus sueños.

  • give away

    regalar, revelar (un secreto)

    He gave away all his old clothes.

    Regaló toda su ropa vieja.

  • give back

    devolver

    Please give back my pen.

    Por favor devuélveme el bolígrafo.

  • give in

    ceder, rendirse

    He finally gave in to their demands.

    Finalmente cedió a sus demandas.

  • give out

    repartir, distribuir; agotarse

    She gave out flyers on the street.

    Ella repartió volantes en la calle.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa give?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He ___ her a gift for her birthday.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a give?

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