Synonyms and antonyms of General words meaning to give in British Thesaurus

give (verb)

to put something in someone’s hand, or to pass something to someone

present (verb)

to give something to someone formally or officially

hand (verb)

to give something to someone by holding it in your hand and offering it to them

help (verb)

to give someone something, especially food or drink

yield (verb)

to give something to someone else

contribute (verb)

to give money, goods, or your time and effort in order to achieve something, especially when other people are also helping

distribute (verb)

to give something such as food, clothes, or money to a group of people, especially so that each person gets an equal share

hand over ()

to give something to someone by holding it in your hand and offering it to them

part with ()

to give something to someone although you would prefer to keep it

lavish (verb)

to give someone a lot of something, for example money, love, or attention

allocate (verb)

to officially give something to someone, or to decide that something can be used for a specific purpose

allot (verb)

to give someone part of an amount of something that is available, or to decide that something will be used for a specific purpose

assign (verb)

to give someone money or equipment so that they can use it for a particular purpose

award (verb)

to officially give someone a contract

be lavish with something ()

to give something generously

bestow (verb)

formal to give valuable property or an important right or honour to someone

carry/take coals to Newcastle ()

to supply something to a place or person when they do not need it because they have a lot of it already

cede (verb)

formal to allow someone to take something such as power or land away from you

commit (verb)

formal to give someone or something to someone else to look after

concede (verb)

to give something that you own or control to someone so that they own or control it

confer (verb)

formal to give something such as authority, a legal right, or an honour to someone

deliver up ()

to give something to someone officially and formally

dish out (informal)

informal to give things to a number of people

distribute (verb)

to share an available supply of something such as money among people or organizations

dole out ()

to give something, such as food or money, to a particular group of people or to every person in a group

drip-feed (verb)

to give something to someone slowly, little by little

favour with ()

to give someone something such as a look, smile, or answer to a question

fob off ()

to give someone something that is not what they want or need

force on/upon ()

to make someone accept something that they do not want

free (verb)

to make someone or something available to be used for something else

give (verb)

to let someone have or keep something as a present

give (verb)

to make someone the owner of something that you owned

give away ()

to provide someone with something that you no longer want or need

give away ()

if a company gives something away, they let you have it without paying for it

give back ()

to give someone something that they owned or had before

give in (British)

British to give something, especially a piece of work, to someone in authority who is expecting it

give out ()

to give something to several people

give over to ()

if you give something over to someone, it becomes theirs

go to ()

to be given to someone or something

hand back ()

to give something back to someone

hand down ()

to give clothes, toys etc to a younger child when an older child no longer needs them

hand in ()

to give something to a person in authority

hand on ()

to give someone something that was given to you

hand out ()

to give things to different people in a group

hand round ()

to give things to different people in a group

heap (verb)

if you heap praise, blame, criticism etc on someone, you give them a lot of praise, blame, criticism etc

inundate (verb)

to send or provide much more of something than someone can easily deal with

invest with ()

to give a person or organization power, influence, or authority

issue (verb)

if you issue someone with something such as equipment, you give it to them, usually officially

keep (verb)

used when you allow someone else to have something

ladle out ()

to give large amounts of money, goods, or information to someone without thinking carefully what it will be used for

leave (verb)

to give something to someone before you go away

lodge (verb)

to give something valuable to someone so that they can keep it safe

make over ()

to officially make someone else the owner of something

offer (verb)

to give someone something that you think they need or deserve

pass (verb)

to put something into someone’s hand or into a position where they can take it

pass out ()

to give something to each member of a group

pass round ()

to give something to one person in a group, who gives it to someone else, who then gives it to someone else etc

ply with ()

to keep giving someone a lot of presents, food, or drinks

present (verb)

to give someone a bill that they must pay

press on ()

to try in a determined way to give someone something, especially something that they do not really want

produce (verb)

to show or offer something so that it can be examined or used by someone else

remember (verb)

to give someone money or a present

re-present (verb)

to give or send something for a second time, usually after it was not accepted the first time

restore (verb)

to give something that has been lost, taken, or stolen back to the person who it belongs to

reward (verb)

to give someone something as a reward, for example praise, success, or money

settle on (British)

Britishformal to give someone money or property in a legal and official way

shower (verb)

to give a large number of things or a large amount of something to someone

submit (verb)

to formally give something to someone so that they can make a decision about it

surrender (verb)

formal to give a document to someone in authority who does not give it back to you

tender (verb)

formal to formally offer something, usually in writing

transfer (verb)

to officially arrange for someone else to become the owner of something

turn in (mainly American)

mainly American to give something to the person who has officially asked for it or who is in charge

turn in (mainly American)

mainly American to return something to the person it belongs to, especially something that was lost or was lent to you

turn over ()

to allow something to be used for a particular purpose or by a particular person

turn over ()

to give someone or something to someone in authority, especially because they have ordered you to

vouchsafe (verb)

formal to give, promise, or offer something to someone who you trust