(v. t.) To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.
(v. t.) To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation.
(v. t.) To expend, as money.
(v. t.) To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.
(v. t.) To give in marriage.
(v. t.) To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun.
Example Sentences:
(1) On the other hand, the expectation that authority will be bestowed by market forces following a miraculous ‘‘transfer of wealth’’ does suggest an alternative route to normal democratic processes: theocracy via plutocracy.
(2) It’s one of the social benefits government bestows on the old, like free bus passes and the winter fuel allowance,” she added.
(3) The favours Icac found that Macdonald bestowed on his friend included inside knowledge of the granting of the mining tenement of Mount Penny and the expression-of-interest process for mining exploration licences in the area.
(4) Obama and Cameron's display of unity on Afghanistan came during a visit in which the US president pushed the boundaries of protocol, bestowing on Cameron a lavish state dinner at the White House and issuing his most enthusiastic endorsement yet of the "rock solid" Anglo-American special relationship.
(5) Recipes for " tomato burgers " (bestowing this fruit sandwich with the holy title of "burger" is an affront to cows everywhere), help on undergoing a " friendship divorce ", extortionate travel guides … Goop covers a lot of ground.
(6) That theory, however, is not supported by the evidence that is available to me.” Putin's disturbing message for the west: your rules don't apply Read more Though he concedes it is not in itself proof of agency, Owen notes that in the years since 2006, “the Russian state in general, and President Putin in particular”, have bestowed particular favour on Lugovoi, including giving him a medal for “services to the fatherland” while the inquiry was happening last year.
(7) West Ham United Accounts of WH Holding Ltd for the year to 31 May 2015 • Ownership David Sullivan 51.1%; David Gold 35.1%; CB Holding ehf 10% • Turnover 9th highest in League £121m , up from £115m in 2014 • Income Match income and football related £20m; Commercial £15m; Premier League & broadcasting £79m; Retail & merchandising £7m • Wage bill Joint 12th highest in League £73m , up from £64m in 2014 • Wages as proportion of turnover 60% • Profit before tax £3m , following £10m profit in 2014 • Net debt £67m • Interest payable £6m • Highest-paid director Unnamed, £646,000 (Karren Brady is the executive vice-chairman) State they are in: The figures for West Ham’s occupation of the £701m, 60,000-seat Olympic stadium , disclosed after dogged persistence by Freedom of Information campaigners supporting other clubs, have confirmed it as the greatest public money bonanza ever bestowed on a football club.
(8) While Andrew benefited from the privilege bestowed by a British royal title, Epstein’s ascent is a classic American success story.
(9) It's probably just a fire in one of the townships.” Following Torino, Seoul and Helsinki, Cape Town is the fourth city to be awarded the title of World Design Capital, an accolade bestowed by the Montreal-based International Council for Societies of Industrial Design , which charges a hefty fee to honour a different city with its logo each year.
(10) Donald Trump abandons press pool again as he plays golf at Florida club Read more Cinque runs the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, a company whose primary action is to bestow Star Diamond awards, “the most prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality”, according to its website .
(11) The swanky Royal Harbour (a title bestowed on it by George IV in 1821) and marina (where you can get your fish and chips and ice-creams) is right next door and there are children's rides on the beach itself.
(12) On August 15, 1991, the Association of Medical Illustrators bestowed its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, on Ernest W. Beck.
(13) Astrologers posit that babies born under each sign are bestowed with unique personality traits – rat-year babies are cautious, dragon babies resilient, dog babies intelligent, and sheep babies are considered meek.
(14) After all, if you’re going to claim to be the best hockey country on Earth, shouldn’t that title be bestowed at Earth’s biggest sporting event?
(15) But let’s not convince ourselves the rest are credible – punishment sensibly bestowed on the scrounging unemployed.
(16) Malcolm Turnbull asks for investigation into minister Stuart Robert's China trip Read more A media release issued by China MinMetals Corporation said Robert had extended his congratulations “on behalf of the Australian Department of Defence” and had presented “a medal bestowed to him by Australian prime minister in honour of remembrance and blessing”.
(17) The first woman to be awarded the prestigious gong in her own right, the 64-year-old earned a place as one of the most sought-after architects in the world, having bestowed her trademark blobs on cityscapes from Baku to Guangzhou This article was amended on 25 September 2015.
(18) The company said the minister had presented Minmetals chairman Zhou Zhongshu “a medal bestowed to him by Australian prime minister in honor of remembrance and blessing” and also “awarded the letter of appointment” of an exploration technical committee.
(19) More than mere appreciation of corporeal attributes, ours is a reverence which perceptually bestows a halo effect of associated virtues.
(20) The scene is based on the account of Jesus' birth in the gospel of Matthew, though Matthew does not record a mishap whereby the magi accidentally bestow their gifts on Terry Jones in a dress.
Give
Definition:
(n.) To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.
(n.) To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
(n.) To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
(n.) To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
(n.) To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.
(n.) To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
(n.) To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
(n.) To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given.
(n.) To allow or admit by way of supposition.
(n.) To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
(n.) To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
(n.) To pledge; as, to give one's word.
(n.) To cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
(v. i.) To give a gift or gifts.
(v. i.) To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
(v. i.) To become soft or moist.
(v. i.) To move; to recede.
(v. i.) To shed tears; to weep.
(v. i.) To have a misgiving.
(v. i.) To open; to lead.
Example Sentences:
(1) He still denied it and said he was giving the girl a lift.
(2) Which means Seattle can't give Jones room to make 13-yard catches as they just did.
(3) We have amended and added to Fabian's tables giving a functional assessment of individual masticatory muscles.
(4) We will never give up our hope for peace,” added Netanyahu.
(5) Not only do they give employers no reason to turn them into proper jobs, but mini-jobs offer workers little incentive to work more because then they would have to pay tax.
(6) Q In radioactive decay, different materials decay at different rates, giving different half lives.
(7) In all, 207 cases of liver cancer were seen during this period, giving an incidence of rupture of 14.5%.
(8) A man named Moreno Facebook Twitter Pinterest Italy's players give chase to an inscrutable Byron Moreno, whose relationship with the country was only just beginning.
(9) From us you learn the state of your nation, and especially its management by the people you elected to give your children a better future.
(10) Although, it did give me the confidence to believe that my voice was valid and important.
(11) The Labour MP urged David Cameron to guarantee that officers who give evidence over the alleged paedophile ring in Westminster will not be prosecuted.
(12) Lin Homer's CV Lin Homer left local for national government in 2005, giving up a £170,000 post as chief executive of Birmingham city council after just three years in post, to head the Immigration Service.
(13) Combined hypertension treatment with inhibitors of the converting enzyme (ICE) and diuretocs gives manifold advantages, the most important of them is a synergistic action of both drugs resulting in blood pressure decrease and prevention of hypokaliaemia.
(14) "But this is not all Bulgarians and gives a totally wrong picture of what the country is about," she sighed.
(15) The DDE also undergoes photocyclization to give dichlorofluorene derivatives.
(16) Similar results were obtained giving 1.2 g sodium valproate.
(17) Of the N-acetyl cysteamine derivatives tested, S-acetyl-N-acetyl cysteamine (at 10 mM) gives almost complete protection against inactivation whereas S-acetoacetyl-, S-beta-hydroxybutyryl-, and S-crotonyl-N-acetyl cysteamine thioesters exhibit either slight or no protection.
(18) Sinus lining cells give rise to a well defined entity of neoplasia which is proposed to be termed sinus lining cell reticulosarcoma.
(19) Tests were chosen to assess various aspects of monocyte function that give some insight into the host defense status and the degree of "activation" of the monocyte.
(20) The data show that as much as a 9% difference from the correct activity can be observed for these radionuclides, even when the ampoule reference source gives the appropriate reading.