| 【give】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "giefan," and "gefan." It carries the basic meaning of "give." from PIE *ghabh- "to give or receive" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "give"]
forgive ***[2588] If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them.
gift ****[1533] A gift is something that you give someone as a present.
give ****[85] You use give to say how long you think something will last or how much you think something will be.
given **[3410] If you talk about, for example, any given position or a given time, you mean the particular position or time that you are discussing.
[WORD ROOT]root give
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] gift, giv, give, given
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) giefan, gefan
[MEANING]root give
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Middle English】 gipt [from Old Norse gipt]
- 【Old English】 giefan to give, bestow, deliver to another; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust
- 【Old English】 gefan [=giefan]
- 【Old Norse】 gift poison
- 【Old Norse】 gipt =gift] good luck, what is given
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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forgive ★★★[2588] verb from forgive 〈 give
【DEFINITION】 If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 forgave, forgiven, forgiving, forgives
【COMPOSITION】 for + give
【ROOTs】 ⑴ for; wrongly, (all over, thoroughly), away ⑵ give; give
【Etymology】 《Old English forgiefan》 [for-⑵+giefan] give, grant, allow; remit a debt), pardon an offense)
【DERIVATIVEs】 forgivable, forgivably, forgive, forgiveness
gift ★★★★[1533] noun
【DEFINITION】 A gift is something that you give someone as a present.
【pl.】 gifts
【SYNONYM】 talent, present
【ROOTs】 gift(give); give
【Etymology】 《Old English giefan》 to give, bestow, deliver to another; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust
【First Known Meaning】 that which is given
【DERIVATIVEs】 giftless, gift
give ★★★★[85] verb from give
【DEFINITION】 ① You can use give with nouns that refer to physical actions. The whole expression refers to the performing of the action. For example, She gave a smile means almost the same as `She smiled'.
② You use give to say that a person does something for another person. For example, if you give someone a lift, you take them somewhere in your car.
③ You use give with nouns that refer to information, opinions, or greetings to indicate that something is communicated. For example, if you give someone some news, you tell it to them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 gave, given, giving, gives
【ROOTs】 give; give
【Etymology】 《Old English giefan》 to give, bestow, deliver to another; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust
【First Known Meaning】 to give, bestow, deliver to another; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust
【DERIVATIVEs】 givable, giveable, giver, give
given ★★[3410] adjective from give
【DEFINITION】 If you talk about, for example, any given position or a given time, you mean the particular position or time that you are discussing.
【ROOTs】 given(give); give
【Etymology】 《Old English giefan》 to give, bestow, deliver to another; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust
Other words containing "give"; forgivable, forgiveness, giver, giving
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
gest
gener-, genit-, gent-
gen-, gene-
gather
game
fus-, fund-
furn
fund
fun
full
