give out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.63 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The best news is that we have safely found Our king and company: the next, our ship,— Which but three glasses since we gave out split,— Is tight and yare, and bravely rigg'd as when We first put out to sea."
- "So soon as I hear that such or such a man gives himself out for a philosopher, I conclude that, like the dyspeptic old woman, he must have “broken his digester.”"
- "Simon is found in the book of Acts. The bible tells us that he gave out that he was some great one, that he was the great power of God. This is a characteristic of both the circumcision and the spirit of Antichrist."
- "Can you help me to give out the new books to the class, please?"
- "So your old car finally gave out, did it?"
- "You shouldn't give out to your brother like that."
Etymology
Usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb
- British usage
- Slang