Give vs. Tell
Giveverb
(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
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To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
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To make a present or gift of.
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To pledge.
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To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
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To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.
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To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
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To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like.
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To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
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(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
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(intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.
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(intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.
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(transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
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(intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
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To provide a view of.
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To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
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To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
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To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
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To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
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To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
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To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
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(dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.
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(reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
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(obsolete) To become soft or moist.
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(obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.
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(obsolete) To have a misgiving.
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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.
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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.
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To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
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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.
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To allow or admit by way of supposition.
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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.
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To pledge; as, to give one's word.
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To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
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To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.
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To give a gift or gifts.
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To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
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To become soft or moist.
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To move; to recede.
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To shed tears; to weep.
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To have a misgiving.
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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;
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be the cause or source of;
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transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody;
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convey or reveal information;
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convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow;
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organize or be responsible for;
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convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;
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give as a present; make a gift of;
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bring about;
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dedicate;
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give or supply;
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tell or deposit (information) knowledge;
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bring about;
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leave with; give temporarily;
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emit or utter;
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endure the loss of;
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place into the hands or custody of;
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give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;
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give (as medicine);
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give or convey physically;
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bestow;
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bestow, especially officially;
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move in order to make room for someone for something;
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give food to;
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contribute to some cause;
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break down, literally or metaphorically;
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estimate the duration or outcome of something;
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execute and deliver;
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deliver in exchange or recompense;
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afford access to;
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present to view;
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perform for an audience;
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be flexible under stress of physical force;
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propose;
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legal use: accord by verdict;
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manifest or show;
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offer in good faith;
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submit for consideration, judgment, or use;
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guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion;
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allow to have or take;
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inflict as a punishment;
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occur;
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consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man;
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proffer (a body part);
Giveverb
freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone)
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administer (medicine)
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hand over (an amount) in payment; pay
Giveverb
used hyperbolically to express how greatly one wants to have or do something
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commit or entrust
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freely set aside or devote for a purpose
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(of a man) sanction the marriage of (his daughter) to someone
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(of a woman) consent to have sexual intercourse with (a man)
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used to present a speaker or entertainer or when making a toast
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cause or allow (someone or something) to have or experience (something); provide with
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provide (love or other emotional support) to
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sentence (someone) to (a specified penalty)
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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)
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pass (a message) to (someone)
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make a connection to allow (someone) to speak to (someone else) on the telephone
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carry out or perform (a specified action)
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produce (a sound)
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present (an appearance or impression)
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provide (a party or social meal) as host or hostess
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yield as a product or result
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emit odour, vapour, or similar substances
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concede (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone)
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place a specified value on (something)
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(of an umpire or referee) declare whether or not (a player) is out or offside
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adjudicate that (a goal) has been legitimately scored
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state or put forward (information or argument)
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pledge or offer as a guarantee
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say to (someone) as an excuse or inappropriate answer
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deliver (a judgement) authoritatively
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predict that (an activity or relationship) will last no longer than (a specified time)
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tell what one knows
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alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break
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yield or give way to pressure
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concede defeat; surrender
Givenoun
capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure
Givenoun
ability to adapt; flexibility
Tellverb
(transitive) To count, reckon, or enumerate.
Tellverb
(transitive) To narrate.
Tellverb
(transitive) To convey by speech; to say.
Tellverb
(transitive) To instruct or inform.
Tellverb
(transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
Tellverb
(intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
Tellverb
(transitive) To reveal.
Tellverb
(intransitive) To be revealed.
Tellverb
(intransitive) To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
Tellverb
To use beads or similar objects as an aid to prayer.
Tellverb
To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
Tellverb
To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show
Tellnoun
A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.
Tellnoun
(archaic) That which is told; a tale or account.
Tellnoun
(internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
Tellnoun
(archaeology) A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
Tellverb
To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.
Tellverb
To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.
Tellverb
To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.
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To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform.
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To order; to request; to command.
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To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color ends and the other begins.
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To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate.
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To give an account; to make report.
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To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells.
Tellnoun
That which is told; tale; account.
Tellnoun
A hill or mound.
Tellnoun
a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
Tellverb
express in words;
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let something be known;
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narrate or give a detailed account of;
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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority;
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discern or comprehend;
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inform positively and with certainty and confidence;
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give evidence;
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mark as different;
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communicate information to someone in spoken or written words
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order or advise someone to do something
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relate (a story)
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reveal (information) to someone in a non-verbal way
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divulge confidential or private information
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inform someone of the misdemeanours of
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decide or determine correctly or with certainty
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perceive (the difference between one person or thing and another)
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(of an experience or period of time) have a noticeable, typically harmful, effect on someone
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(of a particular factor) play a part in the success or otherwise of someone or something
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count (the members of a group)
Tellnoun
(especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.
Tellnoun
(in the Middle East) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements.
