[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

give \give\ gi^v, v. t. imp. gave g=av; p. p. given
   gi^v"'n; p. pr.  vb. n. giving. oe. given, yiven,
   yeven, as. gifan, giefan; akin to d. geven, os. geethan,
   ohg. geban, g. geben, icel. gefa, sw. gifva, dan. give, goth.
   giban. cf. gift, n.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

            for generous lords had rather give than pay.
                                                  --young.
      1913 webster

   2. to yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in
      exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of
      what we buy.
      1913 webster

            what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?
                                                  --matt. xvi.
                                                  26.
      1913 webster

   3. to yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and
      steel give sparks.
      1913 webster

   4. to communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to
      pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment,
      a sentence, a shout, etc.
      1913 webster

   5. to grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to
      license; to commission.
      1913 webster

            it is given me once again to behold my friend.
                                                  --rowe.
      1913 webster

            then give thy friend to shed the sacred wine.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   6. 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.
      1913 webster

   7. 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.
      1913 webster

   8. logic  math. 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.
      1913 webster

   9. to allow or admit by way of supposition.
      1913 webster

            i give not heaven for lost.           --mlton.
      1913 webster

   10. to attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
       1913 webster

             i don't wonder at people's giving him to me as a
             lover.                               --sheridan.
       1913 webster

   11. to excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give
       offense; to give pleasure or pain.
       1913 webster

   12. to pledge; as, to give one's word.
       1913 webster

   13. to cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give
       one to understand, to know, etc.
       1913 webster

             but there the duke was given to understand
             that in a gondola were seen together
             lorenzo and his amorous jessica.     --shak.
       1913 webster

   14. to afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.
       webster 1913 suppl.

   to give away, to make over to another; to transfer.
      1913 webster

            whatsoever we employ in charitable uses during our
            lives, is given away from ourselves.  --atterbury.

   to give back, to return; to restore. --atterbury.

   to give the bag, to cheat. obs.
      1913 webster

            i fear our ears have given us the bag. --j. webster.

   to give birth to.
       a to bear or bring forth, as a child.
       b to originate; to give existence to, as an enterprise,
           idea.

   to give chase, to pursue.

   to give ear to. see under ear.

   to give forth, to give out; to publish; to tell. --hayward.

   to give ground. see under ground, n.

   to give the hand, to pledge friendship or faith.

   to give the hand of, to espouse; to bestow in marriage.

   to give the head. see under head, n.

   to give in.
       a to abate; to deduct.
       b to declare; to make known; to announce; to tender;
           as, to give in one's adhesion to a party.

   to give the lie to a person, to tell him that he lies.
      

   to give line. see under line.

   to give off, to emit, as steam, vapor, odor, etc.

   to give one's self away, to make an inconsiderate surrender
      of one's cause, an unintentional disclosure of one's
      purposes, or the like. colloq.

   to give out.
       a to utter publicly; to report; to announce or declare.
           1913 webster

                 one that gives out himself prince florizel.
                                                  --shak.
           1913 webster

                 give out you are of epidamnum.   --shak.
       b to send out; to emit; to distribute; as, a substance
           gives out steam or odors.

   to give over.
       a to yield completely; to quit; to abandon.
       b to despair of.
       c to addict, resign, or apply one's self.
           1913 webster

                 the babylonians had given themselves over to
                 all manner of vice.              --grew.

   to give place, to withdraw; to yield one's claim.

   to give points.
       a in games of skill, to equalize chances by conceding a
           certain advantage; to allow a handicap.
       b to give useful suggestions. colloq.

   to give rein. see under rein, n.

   to give the sack. same as to give the bag.

   to give and take.
       a to average gains and losses.
       b to exchange freely, as blows, sarcasms, etc.

   to give time
       law, to accord extension or forbearance to a debtor.
             --abbott.

   to give the time of day, to salute one with the compliment
      appropriate to the hour, as "good morning." "good
      evening", etc.

   to give tongue, in hunter's phrase, to bark; -- said of
      dogs.

   to give up.
       a to abandon; to surrender. "don't give up the ship."
           1913 webster

                 he has . . . given up
                 for certain drops of salt, your city rome.
                                                  --shak.
       b to make public; to reveal.
           1913 webster

                 i'll not state them
                 by giving up their characters.   --beau.  fl.
       c used also reflexively.

   to give up the ghost. see under ghost.

   to give one's self up, to abandon hope; to despair; to
      surrender one's self.

   to give way.
       a to withdraw; to give place.
       b to yield to force or pressure; as, the scaffolding
           gave way.
       c naut. to begin to row; or to row with increased
           energy.
       d stock exchange. to depreciate or decline in value;
           as, railroad securities gave way two per cent.

   to give way together, to row in time; to keep stroke.

   syn: to give, confer, grant.

   usage: to give is the generic word, embracing all the rest.
          to confer was originally used of persons in power, who
          gave permanent grants or privileges; as, to confer the
          order of knighthood; and hence it still denotes the
          giving of something which might have been withheld;
          as, to confer a favor. to grant is to give in answer
          to a petition or request, or to one who is in some way
          dependent or inferior.
          1913 webster
see also:
gave given giving gift to give away to give back 
to give the bag to give birth to to give chase to give ear to ear 
to give forth to give ground ground to give the hand to give the hand of 
to give the head head to give in to give the lie to to give line 
line to give off to give one's self away to give out to give over 
to give place to give points to give rein rein to give the sack 
to give and take to give time to give the time of day to give tongue to give up 
to give up the ghost ghost to give one's self up to give way to give way together 
give confer grant 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

given \giv"en\,
   p. p.  a. from give, v.
   1913 webster

   1. math.  logic granted; assumed; supposed to be known;
      set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise.
      1913 webster

   2. disposed; inclined; -- used with an adv.; as, virtuously
      given. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. stated; fixed; as, in a given time.
      1913 webster

   given name, the christian name, or name given by one's
      parents or guardians, as distinguished from the surname,
      which is inherited. colloq.
      1913 webster
see also:
give given name surname 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

given
     see give
see also:
give 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

given
     adj 1: specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a
            given time and location" syn: fixed, givena
     2: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's
        condition, it is a wonder that it started" syn: granted
     3: having possession delivered or transferred without
        compensation ant: taken
     4: usually followed by `to' naturally disposed toward; "he is
        apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "i am not
        minded to answer any questions" syn: aptp, disposedp,
         givenp, mindedp, tendingp
     n : an assumption that is taken for granted syn: presumption,
          precondition
see also:
fixed givena granted taken aptp disposedp 
givenp mindedp tendingp presumption precondition 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

give
     n : the elasticity of something that can be stretched and
         returns to its original length syn: spring, springiness
     v 1: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "she
          gave him a black eye"; "the draft gave me a cold"
     2: be the cause or source of; "he gave me a lot of trouble";
        "our meeting afforded much interesting information" syn:
        yield, afford
     3: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to
        somebody; "i gave her my money"; "can you give me
        lessons?"; "she gave the children lots of love and tender
        loving care" ant: take
     4: convey or reveal information; "give one's name"
     5: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.;
        bestow; "don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "give
        him my best regards"; "pay attention" syn: pay
     6: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have,
        throw, or make a party"; "give a course" syn: hold, throw,
         have, make
     7: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical
        gesture; "throw a glance"; "she gave me a dirty look"
        syn: throw
     8: give as a present; make a gift of; "what will you give her
        for her birthday?" syn: gift, present
     9: bring about; "his two singles gave the team the victory"
        syn: bring about, yield
     10: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay
         attention to" syn: pay, devote
     11: give or supply; "the cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "this
         year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "the estate
         renders some revenue for the family" syn: render, yield,
          return, generate
     12: tell or deposit information knowledge; "give a secret to
         the russians"; "leave your name and address here" syn: impart,
          leave, pass on
     13: bring about; "the trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
         syn: establish
     14: leave with; give temporarily; "can i give you my keys while
         i go in the pool?"; "can i give you the children for the
         weekend?"
     15: emit or utter; "give a gulp"; "give a yelp"
     16: endure the loss of; "he gave his life for his children"; "i
         gave two sons to the war" syn: sacrifice
     17: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon,
         please"; "turn the files over to me, please"; "he turned
         over the prisoner to his lawyers" syn: pass, hand, reach,
          pass on, turn over
     18: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "she
         committed herself to the work of god"; "give one's
         talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the
         church" syn: dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
     19: give as medicine; "i gave him the drug"
     20: give or convey physically; "she gave him first aid"; "i gave
         him a punch in the nose" syn: apply
     21: bestow; "give hommage"; "render thanks" syn: render
     22: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a
         divorce"; "this bill grants us new rights" syn: grant
     23: move in order to make room for someone for something; "the
         park gave way to a supermarket"; "`move over,' he told
         the crowd" syn: move over, give way, ease up, yield
     24: give food to; "feed the starving children in india"; "don't
         give the child this tough meat" syn: feed ant: starve
     25: contribute to some cause; "i gave at the office" syn: contribute,
          chip in, kick in
     26: break down, literally or metaphorically; "the wall
         collapsed"; "the business collapsed"; "the dam broke";
         "the roof collapsed"; "the wall gave in"; "the roof
         finally gave under the weight of the ice" syn: collapse,
          fall in, cave in, give way, break, founder
     27: estimate the duration or outcome of something; "he gave the
         patient three months to live"; "i gave him a very good
         chance at success"
     28: execute and deliver; "give bond"
     29: deliver in exchange or recompense; "i'll give you three
         books for four cds"
     30: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "the french
         doors give onto a terrace" syn: afford, open
     31: present to view; "he gave the sign to start"
     32: perform for an audience; "pollini is giving another concert
         in new york"
     33: be flexible under stress of physical force; "this material
         doesn't give" syn: yield
     34: propose; "he gave the first of many toasts at the birthday
         party"
     35: legal use: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the
         plaintiff"
     36: manifest or show; "this student gives promise of real
         creativity"; "the office gave evidence of tampering"
     37: offer in good faith; "he gave her his word"
     38: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's
         opinion"; "give an excuse"
     39: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "you gave me
         to think that you agreed with me"
     40: allow to have or take; "i give you two minutes to respond"
     41: inflict as a punishment; "she gave the boy a good spanking";
         "the judge gave me 10 years"
     42: occur; "what gives?"
     43: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "she
         gave herself to many men"
     44: proffer a body part; "she gave her hand to her little
         sister"
     also: given, gave
see also:
spring springiness yield afford take pay 
hold throw have make gift 
present bring about devote render return 
generate impart leave pass on establish 
sacrifice pass hand reach turn over 
dedicate consecrate commit apply grant 
move over give way ease up feed starve 
contribute chip in kick in collapse fall in 
cave in break founder open given 
gave 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

132 moby thesaurus words for "given":
   god-given, accepted, accorded, accounted as, accustomed,
   acknowledged, actuality, addicted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, apt,
   apt to, assumed, assumption, assumptive, bent, bestowed,
   boundary condition, calculated to, catch, certainty, charitable,
   clause, complimentary, conceded, condition, conditional, confirmed,
   conjectured, costless, dedicated, deemed, disposed, disposed to,
   dispositioned, donnee, eleemosynary, escalator clause,
   escape clause, escape hatch, expenseless, fact, fine print, fixed,
   for free, for love, for nothing, foreordained, free, free as air,
   free for nothing, free gratis, free of charge, free of cost,
   freebie, giftlike, given to, gospel, granted, gratis, gratuitous,
   grounds, in the mood, inclined, inclined to, inferred, joker,
   kicker, liable, liable to, likely, likely to, limiting condition,
   minded, minded to, noted, obligation, on the house, parameter,
   postulated, postulational, prearranged, predisposed,
   predisposed to, premised, preordained, prerequisite, presumed,
   presumptive, presupposed, prone, prone to, providential, provision,
   provisional, provisions, proviso, provisory, putative, ready to,
   reality, reputed, requisite, saving clause, set, settled,
   sine qua non, small print, specification, specificative, specified,
   stated, stipulated, stipulation, stipulatory, string, supposed,
   suppositional, supposititious, suppositive, taken for granted,
   terms, the truth, ultimatum, unbought, understood, unpaid-for,
   untaxed, vouchsafed, whereas, without charge

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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