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give

/ɡɪv/
noun

  1. The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

    "There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

verb

  1. (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

  2. (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).

    "I give it a 95% chance of success."

  3. To yield slightly when a force is applied.

Synonymsbend, cede, flex, move, yield, estimate
Antonymsresist, get, obtain, receive, take

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