🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

dare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈda.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Give/ɡɪv/
verbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #200 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha deciso di dare i suoi vecchi libri alla biblioteca."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To freely transfer the possession of something to someone.

    "She decided to give her old books to the library."
  2. 2

    To cause someone to have or experience something.

    "The teacher gave the students a chance to ask questions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'give' originates from the Old English 'giefan', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*giban' and the Proto-Indo-European '*gʰeibʰ-', meaning to hand over or bestow. Over time, it has evolved to encompass a broader range of meanings related to offering or providing something to someone.

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