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Synonyms for gave out

Grammar : Verb
Spell : giv
Phonetic Transcription : gɪv

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Définition of gave out

Origin :
  • Old English giefan (W. Saxon) "to give, bestow; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust," class V strong verb (past tense geaf, past participle giefen), from Proto-Germanic *gebanan (cf. Old Frisian jeva, Middle Dutch gheven, Dutch geven, Old High German geban, German geben, Gothic giban), from PIE *ghabh- "to take, hold, have, give" (see habit). It became yiven in Middle English, but changed to guttural "g" by influence of Old Norse gefa "to give," Old Danish givæ. Meaning "to yield to pressure" is from 1570s.
  • Give in "yield" is from 1610s; give out is mid-14c., "publish, announce;" meaning "run out, break down" is from 1520s. Give up "surrender" is mid-12c. To give (someone) a cold seems to reflect the old belief that one could be cured of disease by deliberately infecting others. What gives? "what is happening?" is attested from 1940. Give-and-take (n.) is originally from horse racing (1769) and refers to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less. General sense attested by 1778.
  • verb discharge
Example sentences :
  • The can gave out a dull clinking sound, indicating it was full.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • And there he spent all his evenings—star-gazing, he gave out.
  • Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer
  • Our provisions now gave out, and on the 3rd of May we cooked our last piece of pork.
  • Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
  • They shot a scrub horse that gave out on them and skinned the brand.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • I am as strong in physique as men average, but I gave out before my mother.
  • Extract from : « The Cold Snap » by Edward Bellamy
  • Without preamble I gave out the text of the address I was about to deliver to him.
  • Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • The Sylvania was close-hauled, and I gave out the course south south-east.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • There was one group, however, which gave out no such signs or sounds.
  • Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
  • At the last I gave out altogether and cut the whole business.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
  • He nearly had his hand on the bottle, when he gave out and went under.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
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