Give vs. Provide
Giveverb
(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
Giveverb
To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
Giveverb
To make a present or gift of.
Giveverb
To pledge.
Giveverb
To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
Giveverb
To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.
Giveverb
To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
Giveverb
To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like.
Giveverb
To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
Giveverb
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
Giveverb
(intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.
Giveverb
(intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.
Giveverb
(transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
Giveverb
(intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
Giveverb
To provide a view of.
Giveverb
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
Giveverb
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
Giveverb
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
Giveverb
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
Giveverb
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
Giveverb
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
Giveverb
(dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.
Giveverb
(reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
Giveverb
(obsolete) To become soft or moist.
Giveverb
(obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.
Giveverb
(obsolete) To have a misgiving.
Giveverb
To be going on, to be occurring
Givenoun
(uncountable) The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.
Giveverb
To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.
Giveverb
To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
Giveverb
To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
Giveverb
To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
Giveverb
To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
Giveverb
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
Giveverb
To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
Giveverb
To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; - used principally in the passive form given.
Giveverb
To allow or admit by way of supposition.
Giveverb
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
Giveverb
To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
Giveverb
To pledge; as, to give one's word.
Giveverb
To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
Giveverb
To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.
Giveverb
To give a gift or gifts.
Giveverb
To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
Giveverb
To become soft or moist.
Giveverb
To move; to recede.
Giveverb
To shed tears; to weep.
Giveverb
To have a misgiving.
Giveverb
To open; to lead.
Givenoun
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
Giveverb
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense;
Giveverb
be the cause or source of;
Giveverb
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody;
Giveverb
convey or reveal information;
Giveverb
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow;
Giveverb
organize or be responsible for;
Giveverb
convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;
Giveverb
give as a present; make a gift of;
Giveverb
bring about;
Giveverb
dedicate;
Giveverb
give or supply;
Giveverb
tell or deposit (information) knowledge;
Giveverb
bring about;
Giveverb
leave with; give temporarily;
Giveverb
emit or utter;
Giveverb
endure the loss of;
Giveverb
place into the hands or custody of;
Giveverb
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;
Giveverb
give (as medicine);
Giveverb
give or convey physically;
Giveverb
bestow;
Giveverb
bestow, especially officially;
Giveverb
move in order to make room for someone for something;
Giveverb
give food to;
Giveverb
contribute to some cause;
Giveverb
break down, literally or metaphorically;
Giveverb
estimate the duration or outcome of something;
Giveverb
execute and deliver;
Giveverb
deliver in exchange or recompense;
Giveverb
afford access to;
Giveverb
present to view;
Giveverb
perform for an audience;
Giveverb
be flexible under stress of physical force;
Giveverb
propose;
Giveverb
legal use: accord by verdict;
Giveverb
manifest or show;
Giveverb
offer in good faith;
Giveverb
submit for consideration, judgment, or use;
Giveverb
guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion;
Giveverb
allow to have or take;
Giveverb
inflict as a punishment;
Giveverb
occur;
Giveverb
consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man;
Giveverb
proffer (a body part);
Giveverb
freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone)
Giveverb
administer (medicine)
Giveverb
hand over (an amount) in payment; pay
Giveverb
used hyperbolically to express how greatly one wants to have or do something
Giveverb
commit or entrust
Giveverb
freely set aside or devote for a purpose
Giveverb
(of a man) sanction the marriage of (his daughter) to someone
Giveverb
(of a woman) consent to have sexual intercourse with (a man)
Giveverb
used to present a speaker or entertainer or when making a toast
Giveverb
cause or allow (someone or something) to have or experience (something); provide with
Giveverb
provide (love or other emotional support) to
Giveverb
sentence (someone) to (a specified penalty)
Giveverb
allot (a score) to
Giveverb
allow (someone) to have (a specified amount of time) for an activity or undertaking
Giveverb
pass on (an illness or infection) to (someone)
Giveverb
pass (a message) to (someone)
Giveverb
make a connection to allow (someone) to speak to (someone else) on the telephone
Giveverb
carry out or perform (a specified action)
Giveverb
produce (a sound)
Giveverb
present (an appearance or impression)
Giveverb
provide (a party or social meal) as host or hostess
Giveverb
yield as a product or result
Giveverb
emit odour, vapour, or similar substances
Giveverb
concede (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone)
Giveverb
place a specified value on (something)
Giveverb
(of an umpire or referee) declare whether or not (a player) is out or offside
Giveverb
adjudicate that (a goal) has been legitimately scored
Giveverb
state or put forward (information or argument)
Giveverb
pledge or offer as a guarantee
Giveverb
say to (someone) as an excuse or inappropriate answer
Giveverb
deliver (a judgement) authoritatively
Giveverb
predict that (an activity or relationship) will last no longer than (a specified time)
Giveverb
tell what one knows
Giveverb
alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break
Giveverb
yield or give way to pressure
Giveverb
concede defeat; surrender
Givenoun
capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure
Givenoun
ability to adapt; flexibility
Provideverb
To make a living; earn money for necessities.
Provideverb
To act to prepare for something.
Provideverb
To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
Provideverb
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
Provideverb
To furnish (with), cause to be present.
Provideverb
To make possible or attainable.
Provideverb
To foresee.
Provideverb
To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See provisor.
Provideverb
To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.
Provideverb
To supply; to afford; to contribute.
Provideverb
To furnish; to supply; - formerly followed by of, now by with.
Provideverb
To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.
Provideverb
To foresee.
Provideverb
To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor.
Provideverb
To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; - followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child.
Provideverb
To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.
Provideverb
provide or furnish with;
Provideverb
provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance;
Provideverb
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation;
Provideverb
mount or put up;
Provideverb
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain;
Provideverb
supply means of subsistence; earn a living;
Provideverb
take measures in preparation for;
