give

verbA1/ˈɡɪv/

To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).ditransitive
To make a present or gift of.ditransitive
To pledge.ditransitive
To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.ditransitive
To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc.).ditransitive
To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)ditransitive, slang, transitive
To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).ditransitive
To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).ditransitive
To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.ditransitive
To provide or administer (a medication).ditransitive
To present someone to an audience.ditransitive
To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.ditransitive

To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.transitive
To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).ditransitive
To yield or collapse under pressure or force.intransitive
To lead (onto or into).intransitive
To provide a view of.dated, transitive
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
To grant power, permission, destiny, etc. (especially to a person); to allot; to allow.dated
To devote or apply (oneself).reflexive

Forms

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Do you need me to give you some money?

What if you gave a speech and nobody came?