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give

verb [T + obj + adj ] (DECIDE)
 
 
/ɡɪv/ (gave, given) UK

Definition

in some sports, to decide and state officially that a player or the ball is in a particular condition or place: The umpire gave the batsman out. The ball was clearly out, but the line judge gave it in.Announcing, informing and stating
(Definition of give verb (DECIDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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