The next word in our vocabulary boost series is GIVE. GIVE is a high frequency verb that can be used as a synonym of hand in, distribute, offer or help. There are numerous collocations and phrasal verbs that are formed using GIVE.
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Collocations:
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Give something a go – try
Give someone a lesson – teach
Give someone some credit
Give someone problems
Give someone a call
Gove someone/something the go ahead – give permission
Give someone/something the green light – give permission
Give someone a chance – an opportunity
Give someone some advice
Give someone the benefit of the doubt – believe other people
Give permission to
Give time to
Give birth
Give someone a lift
Give someone a kiss
Give someone a hug/cuddle
Give permission
Give notice
Give someone freedom
Give someone guidelines – put limits
Give someone some tips – give advice
Give someone a telling-off – shout at
Give someone the right to
Phrasal verbs:
The learning of phrasal verbs is best done using this method (HERE)
Give up – stop
My dad has given up smoking
Give it up for someone – praise someone
He played tremendously so the crowd gave it up to him
Give in – stop
You need to put in a lot of effort, persevere and never give in
Give in – hand in
You ought to give in the assignment by January 31st
Give out – distribute
The teacher gave out the test sheets
Give over to – dedicate/hand over possession of something to someone
The boss gave over a 20% share of his business to his manager
Give away – give a present to someone
I have given away my bike because I no longer needed it
Give something away – reveal a secret
I am terrible at keeping secrets; I always give things away too easily
Give back – return something to its owner
When you have finished with my pen, can you give it back?
Give off – emit
The car is giving off an awful smell
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To learn how to use GIVE you need to practice and put these words and collocations into your own words to be able to remember them.
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