give
verb (CAUSE) /ɡɪv/ (gave, given)Definition
B1 [T] to produce or cause something: [+ two objects] The fresh air gave us an appetite (= made us hungry). What you said has given me an idea. The alarm gave (out) a high-pitched sound.Creating and producingInventing, designing and innovation give sb to understand sth formal › to tell someone something or cause them to think that something is true: I was given to understand she was staying at this hotel.Defining and explaining
(Definition of give verb (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bear fruit idiom
- bring sth out phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
- churn sth out phrasal verb
- cobble sth together phrasal verb
- conjure sth up phrasal verb (CREATE)
- craft verb
- engineer verb (BUILD)
- generate verb (CREATE)
- generate verb (MAKE ENERGY)
- making noun
- man-made adjective
- mass-produce verb
- on the go idiom
- overproduce verb
- raise verb (EXIST)
- spin sth off phrasal verb (PRODUCT)
- stitch sth together phrasal verb
- tailor verb
- throw sth together phrasal verb
- toss sth off phrasal verb
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