cangallo

Phonetic: "/ˈnɪkneɪm/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.

Definition: A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.

Phonetic: "/ˈnɪkneɪm/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

Phonetic: "/ˈɡɪ.vən/"

Part Of Speech: verb

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

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

Example: I give it a 95% chance of success.

Definition: To yield slightly when a force is applied.

Definition: To collapse under pressure or force.

Example: One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.

Definition: To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.

Example: They're giving my favorite show!

Definition: To lead (onto or into).

Example: The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.

Definition: To provide a view of.

Example: His window gave the park.

Definition: To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.

Example: The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.

Definition: To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

Definition: To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.

Definition: To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.

Example: He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker.

Definition: To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

Definition: To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).

Example: The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out.

Definition: To grant power or permission to; to allow.

Definition: To devote or apply (oneself).

Example: That boy is given to fits of bad temper.

Definition: To become soft or moist.

Definition: To shed tears; to weep.

Definition: To have a misgiving.

Definition: To be going on, to be occurring

Example: What gives?

Phonetic: "/ˈɡɪ.vən/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

Example: When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.

Phonetic: "/ˈɡɪ.vən/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Already arranged.

Definition: Currently discussed.

Definition: Particular, specific.

Example: No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.

Definition: Assumed as fact or hypothesis.

Example: Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?

Definition: (with to) Prone, disposed.

Example: He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.

Phonetic: "/ˈɡɪ.vən/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Considering; taking into account.

Example: Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example: Please push the door to.

Definition: Into the wind.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example: We are walking to the shop.

Definition: Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example: He devoted himself to education.

Definition: Used to indicate result of action.

Example: His face was beaten to a pulp.

Definition: Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example: To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Definition: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example: similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

Definition: Denotes the end of a range.

Example: It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

Definition: As a.

Example: With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

Definition: Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example: I have ten dollars to your four.

Definition: Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example: Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Definition: (time) Preceding.

Example: ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

Definition: Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example: Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

Definition: At.

Example: Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

Phonetic: "/æɪ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

Phonetic: "/ˈlæŋk.i/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.

Phonetic: "/ˈpɜːsən/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An individual; usually a human being.

Example: Each person is unique, both mentally and physically.

Definition: The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.

Definition: Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.

Example: At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person.

Definition: The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.

Definition: (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he or she is speaking. See grammatical person.

Definition: A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.

Phonetic: "/ˈpɜːsən/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.

Definition: (gender-neutral) To man.