given out
Passed to recipients
Given out means distributed or announced publicly: Prizes were given out at the ceremony, The news was given out to reporters.
In British usage, it also means worn out or exhausted—said of machines, body parts, or people who've reached their limit: My knees have given out, The old engine finally gave out.
- dispensedGave out portions
- issuedReleased or distributed officially
- announcedPublicly stated or declared
- distributedDivided and given out
- apportionedDivided and distributed proportionally
declared · proclaimed · disseminated · conferred · circulated · depleted · disclosed · divulged · exhausted · awarded · handed down · allocated · cricket · broadcasted · finished · released · expended · scattered
given outreplenished
Restored supply levels
restocked · refilled · renewed · resupplied · topped up
given outheld up
Delayed or robbed
held out · kept going · persevered · endured · lasted
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