gives

Transfers to another

Gives is the third-person singular of give, covering its full range: to transfer something to someone She gives money to charity, to provide or supply The lamp gives good light, to perform an action He gives a speech, to yield under pressure The door gives if you push hard.

What gives? asks what's happening or wrong.

yield

produces

Creates or yields

provides · delivers · supplies · affords · offers · furnishes · bears · emits · releases · exudes

generosity

donation

Voluntary charitable gift

philanthropy · altruism · selflessness · magnanimity · largesse · openhandedness · bounty · liberality · munificence · graciousness

provision

supplies

Resources for a task

provisions · food · groceries · stockpile · reserve · feeding · catering · serving · portioning · doling

empowerment

enablement

Act of making possible

agency · independence · liberation · delegation · endorsement · facilitation · equipping · advancement · opportunity · access

collapse

buckles

Strap-fastening devices

yields · bends · weakens · crumbles · falters · surrenders · succumbs · relents · collapses · sags

transfer

handover

Transfer of control

transmission · distribution · allocation · dispensation · bestowal · presentation · passing · assignment · redistribution · relinquishment

Categories
Opposites
transfer direction

givestakes

Captures or acquires

receives · acquires · gets · accepts · obtains

retention vs. release

giveskeeps

Retains or strongholds

holds · retains · withholds · hoards · clings to

generosity vs. accumulation

giveshoards

Hidden valuable caches

amasses · stockpiles · accumulates · collects · gathers

Phrases
Family

give, given, giving, forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, giver, forgiven, misgivings

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G