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Give vs. Issue

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Giveverb

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

Issuenoun

The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:

Giveverb

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).

‘I gave him my coat.’; ‘I gave my coat to the beggar.’; ‘When they asked, I gave my coat.’;

Issuenoun

A movement of soldiers towards an enemy, a sortie.

Giveverb

To make a present or gift of.

‘I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.’; ‘She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary.’; ‘He gives of his energies to the organization.’;

Issuenoun

The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly in abnormal amounts.

‘The technique minimizes the issue of blood from the incision.’;

Giveverb

To pledge.

‘I gave him my word that I'd protect his children.’;

Issuenoun

Someone or something that flows out or comes out, particularly:

Giveverb

To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.

‘I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class.’; ‘Please give me some more time.’;

Issuenoun

The bodily fluid drained through a natural or artificial issue.

Giveverb

To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in.

‘It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.’; ‘The fence gave me an electric shock.’; ‘My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief.’;

Issuenoun

Offspring: one's natural child or children.

‘He died lawyered up.’;

Giveverb

To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).

‘I want to give you a kiss.’; ‘She gave him a hug.’; ‘I'd like to give the tire a kick.’; ‘I gave the boy a push on the swing.’; ‘She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking.’;

Issuenoun

Progeny: all one's lineal descendants.

‘Although his own kingdom disappeared, his issue went on to rule a quarter of Europe.’;

Giveverb

To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like.

‘Give me your hand.’; ‘On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman.’;

Issuenoun

A race of people considered as the descendants of some common ancestor.

Giveverb

To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.

‘My boyfriend gave me chlamydia.’; ‘He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer.’;

Issuenoun

The produce or income derived from farmland or rental properties.

‘3. A conveys to B all right to the real property aforementioned for a term of _____ years, with all said real property's attendant issues, rents, and profits.’;

Giveverb

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

‘I give it ten minutes before he gives up.’; ‘I give it a 95% chance of success.’; ‘I'll give their marriage six months.’;

Issuenoun

Income derived from fines levied by a court or law-enforcement officer; the fines themselves.

Giveverb

(intransitive) To yield slightly when a force is applied.

Issuenoun

The entrails of a slaughtered animal.

Giveverb

(intransitive) To collapse under pressure or force.

‘One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below.’;

Issuenoun

Any action or deed performed by a person.

Giveverb

(transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.

‘They're giving my favorite show!’;

Issuenoun

Luck considered as the favor or disfavor of nature, the gods, or God.

Giveverb

(intransitive) To lead (onto or into).

‘The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony.’;

Issuenoun

A single edition of a newspaper or other periodical publication.

‘Yeah, I just got the June issue of Wombatboy.’;

Giveverb

To provide a view of.

‘His window gave the park.’;

Issuenoun

The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.

‘The May 1918 issue of US 24-cent stamps became famous when a printer's error inverted its depiction of an airmail plane.’;

Giveverb

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

‘The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.’;

Issuenoun

(finance) Any financial instrument issued by a company.

‘The company's issues have included securities.’;

Giveverb

To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

Issuenoun

The loan of a book etc. from a library to a patron; all such loans by a given library during a given period.

Giveverb

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

Issuenoun

The means or opportunity by which something flows or comes out, particularly:

Giveverb

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

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

Issuenoun

A sewer.

Giveverb

To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

Issuenoun

The place where something flows or comes out, an outlet, particularly:

Giveverb

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

Issuenoun

An exit from a room or building.

Giveverb

(dated) To grant power or permission to; to allow.

Issuenoun

A confluence: the mouth of a river; the outlet of a lake or other body of water.

Giveverb

(reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).

‘The soldiers give themselves to plunder.’; ‘That boy is given to fits of bad temper.’;

Issuenoun

The action or an instance of sending something out, particularly:

‘The issue of the directive from the treasury prompted the central bank's most recent issue of currency.’;

Giveverb

(obsolete) To become soft or moist.

Issuenoun

A small incision, tear, or artificial ulcer, used to drain fluid and usually held open with a pea or other small object.

Giveverb

(obsolete) To shed tears; to weep.

Issuenoun

The production or distribution of something for general use.

‘Congress delegated the issue of US currency to the Federal Reserve in 1913.’;

Giveverb

(obsolete) To have a misgiving.

Issuenoun

The distribution of something (particularly rations or standardized provisions) to someone or some group.

‘The uniform was standard prison issue.’;

Giveverb

To be going on, to be occurring

‘What gives?’;

Issuenoun

(finance) The action or an instance of a company selling bonds, stock, or other securities.

‘The company's stock issue diluted his ownership.’;

Givenoun

(uncountable) The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

‘This chair doesn't have much give.’; ‘There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs.’;

Issuenoun

Any question or situation to be resolved, particularly:

‘Please stand by. We are having technical issues.’;

Giveverb

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow.

‘For generous lords had rather give than pay.’;

Issuenoun

A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.

‘The issue before the court is whether participation in a group blog makes the plaintiff a public figure under the relevant statute.’;

Giveverb

To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.

‘What shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?’;

Issuenoun

Anything in dispute, an area of disagreement whose resolution is being debated or decided.

‘For chrissakes, John, don't make an issue out of it. Just sleep on the floor if you want.’;

Giveverb

To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.

Issuenoun

A dispute between two alternatives, a dilemma.

Giveverb

To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.

Issuenoun

A psychological or emotional difficulty, any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.

‘She has daddy issues, mommy issues, drug issues, money issues, trust issues, printer issues... Imma just sayin', girl's got issues.’;

Giveverb

To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission.

‘It is given me once again to behold my friend.’; ‘Then give thy friend to shed the sacred wine.’;

Issuenoun

The action or an instance of concluding something, particularly:

Giveverb

To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.

Issuenoun

The end of any action or process.

Giveverb

To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.

Issuenoun

The end of any period of time.

Giveverb

To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; - used principally in the passive form given.

Issuenoun

The end result of an event or events, any result or outcome, particularly:

Giveverb

To allow or admit by way of supposition.

‘I give not heaven for lost.’;

Issuenoun

The result of a discussion or negotiation, an agreement.

Giveverb

To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

‘I don't wonder at people's giving him to me as a lover.’;

Issuenoun

The result of an investigation or consideration, a conclusion.

Giveverb

To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.

Issuenoun

The action or an instance of feeling some emotion.

Giveverb

To pledge; as, to give one's word.

Issuenoun

The action or an instance of leaving any state or condition.

Giveverb

To cause; to make; - with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.

‘But there the duke was given to understandThat in a gondola were seen togetherLorenzo and his amorous Jessica.’;

Issueverb

To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.

‘The water issued forth from the spring.’; ‘The rents issuing from the land permitted him to live as a man of independent means.’;

Giveverb

To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.

‘Whatsoever we employ in charitable uses during our lives, is given away from ourselves.’; ‘I fear our ears have given us the bag.’; ‘One that gives out himself Prince Florizel.’; ‘Give out you are of Epidamnum.’; ‘The Babylonians had given themselves over to all manner of vice.’; ‘He has . . . given upFor certain drops of salt, your city Rome.’; ‘I'll not state themBy giving up their characters.’;

Issueverb

To rush out, to sally forth.

‘The men issued from the town and attacked the besiegers.’;

Giveverb

To give a gift or gifts.

Issueverb

To extend into, to open onto.

‘The road issues into the highway.’;

Giveverb

To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.

Issueverb

To turn out in a certain way, to result in.

Giveverb

To become soft or moist.

Issueverb

(legal) To come to a point in fact or law on which the parties join issue.

Giveverb

To move; to recede.

‘Now back he gives, then rushes on amain.’;

Issueverb

To send out; to put into circulation.

‘The Federal Reserve issues US dollars.’;

Giveverb

To shed tears; to weep.

‘Whose eyes do never giveBut through lust and laughter.’;

Issueverb

To deliver for use.

‘The prison issued new uniforms for the inmates.’;

Giveverb

To have a misgiving.

‘My mind gives ye're reservedTo rob poor market women.’;

Issueverb

To deliver by authority.

‘The court issued a writ of mandamus.’;

Giveverb

To open; to lead.

‘This, yielding, gave into a grassy walk.’; ‘They gave back and came no farther.’; ‘The Scots battalion was enforced to give in.’; ‘This consideration may induce a translator to give in to those general phrases.’; ‘Rooms which gave upon a pillared porch.’; ‘The gloomy staircase on which the grating gave.’; ‘It would be well for all authors, if they knew when to give over, and to desist from any further pursuits after fame.’;

Issuenoun

The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house.

Givenoun

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Issuenoun

The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the issue of money from a treasury.

Giveverb

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense;

‘She gave him a black eye’; ‘The draft gave me a cold’;

Issuenoun

That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.

Giveverb

be the cause or source of;

‘He gave me a lot of trouble’; ‘Our meeting afforded much interesting information’;

Issuenoun

Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.

‘If the kingShould without issue die.’;

Giveverb

transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody;

‘I gave her my money’; ‘can you give me lessons?’; ‘She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care’;

Issuenoun

Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.

Giveverb

convey or reveal information;

‘Give one's name’;

Issuenoun

A discharge of flux, as of blood.

Giveverb

convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow;

‘Don't pay him any mind’; ‘give the orders’; ‘Give him my best regards’; ‘pay attention’;

Issuenoun

An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.

Giveverb

organize or be responsible for;

‘hold a reception’; ‘have, throw, or make a party’; ‘give a course’;

Issuenoun

The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence, contest; test; trial.

‘Come forth to viewThe issue of the exploit.’; ‘While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue.’;

Giveverb

convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;

‘Throw a glance’; ‘She gave me a dirty look’;

Issuenoun

A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide; a point of contention; a matter in controversy.

Giveverb

give as a present; make a gift of;

‘What will you give her for her birthday?’;

Issuenoun

In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned.

‘As much at issue with the summer dayAs if you brought a candle out of doors.’;

Giveverb

bring about;

‘His two singles gave the team the victory’;

Issueverb

To pass or flow out; to run out, as from any inclosed place.

‘From it issued forced drops of blood.’;

Giveverb

dedicate;

‘give thought to’; ‘give priority to’; ‘pay attention to’;

Issueverb

To go out; to rush out; to sally forth; as, troops issued from the town, and attacked the besiegers.

Giveverb

give or supply;

‘The cow brings in 5 liters of milk’; ‘This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn’; ‘The estate renders some revenue for the family’;

Issueverb

To proceed, as from a source; as, water issues from springs; light issues from the sun.

Giveverb

tell or deposit (information) knowledge;

‘give a secret to the Russians’; ‘leave your name and address here’;

Issueverb

To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be descended; to spring.

‘Of thy sons that shall issue from thee.’;

Giveverb

bring about;

‘The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth’;

Issueverb

To extend; to pass or open; as, the path issues into the highway.

Giveverb

leave with; give temporarily;

‘Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?’; ‘Can I give you the children for the weekend?’;

Issueverb

To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or accrue; to arise; to proceed; as, rents and profits issuing from land, tenements, or a capital stock.

Giveverb

emit or utter;

‘Give a gulp’; ‘give a yelp’;

Issueverb

To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out; as, we know not how the cause will issue.

Giveverb

endure the loss of;

‘He gave his life for his children’; ‘I gave two sons to the war’;

Issueverb

In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on which the parties join issue.

Giveverb

place into the hands or custody of;

‘hand me the spoon, please’; ‘Turn the files over to me, please’; ‘He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers’;

Issueverb

To send out; to put into circulation; as, to issue notes from a bank.

Giveverb

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;

‘She committed herself to the work of God’; ‘give one's talents to a good cause’; ‘consecrate your life to the church’;

Issueverb

To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions.

Giveverb

give (as medicine);

‘I gave him the drug’;

Issueverb

To send out officially; to deliver by authority; as, to issue an order; to issue a writ.

Giveverb

give or convey physically;

‘She gave him First Aid’; ‘I gave him a punch in the nose’;

Issuenoun

an important question that is in dispute and must be settled;

‘the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone’; ‘politicians never discuss the real issues’;

Giveverb

bestow;

‘give hommage’; ‘render thanks’;

Issuenoun

one of a series published periodically;

‘she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom’;

Giveverb

bestow, especially officially;

‘grant a degree’; ‘give a divorce’; ‘This bill grants us new rights’;

Issuenoun

the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity);

‘a new issue of stamps’; ‘the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago’;

Giveverb

move in order to make room for someone for something;

‘The park gave way to a supermarket’; ‘`Move over,' he told the crowd’;

Issuenoun

some situation or event that is thought about;

‘he kept drifting off the topic’; ‘he had been thinking about the subject for several years’; ‘it is a matter for the police’;

Giveverb

give food to;

‘Feed the starving children in India’; ‘don't give the child this tough meat’;

Issuenoun

supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

Giveverb

contribute to some cause;

‘I gave at the office’;

Issuenoun

the immediate descendants of a person;

‘she was the mother of many offspring’; ‘he died without issue’;

Giveverb

break down, literally or metaphorically;

‘The wall collapsed’; ‘The business collapsed’; ‘The dam broke’; ‘The roof collapsed’; ‘The wall gave in’; ‘The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice’;

Issuenoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon;

‘the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise’; ‘his decision had depressing consequences for business’; ‘he acted very wise after the event’;

Giveverb

estimate the duration or outcome of something;

‘He gave the patient three months to live’; ‘I gave him a very good chance at success’;

Issuenoun

the income arising from land or other property;

‘the average return was about 5%’;

Giveverb

execute and deliver;

‘Give bond’;

Issuenoun

the becoming visible;

‘not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins’;

Giveverb

deliver in exchange or recompense;

‘I'll give you three books for four CDs’;

Issuenoun

an opening that permits escape or release;

‘he blocked the way out’; ‘the canyon had only one issue’;

Giveverb

afford access to;

‘the door opens to the patio’; ‘The French doors give onto a terrace’;

Issuenoun

the act of issuing printed materials

Giveverb

present to view;

‘He gave the sign to start’;

Issueverb

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale;

‘publish a magazine or newspaper’;

Giveverb

perform for an audience;

‘Pollini is giving another concert in New York’;

Issueverb

circulate or distribute or equip with;

‘issue a new uniform to the children’; ‘supply blankets for the beds’;

Giveverb

be flexible under stress of physical force;

‘This material doesn't give’;

Issueverb

bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

Giveverb

propose;

‘He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party’;

Issueverb

come out of;

‘Water issued from the hole in the wall’; ‘The words seemed to come out by themselves’;

Giveverb

legal use: accord by verdict;

‘give a decision for the plaintiff’;

Issueverb

make out and issue;

‘write out a check’; ‘cut a ticket’; ‘Please make the check out to me’;

Giveverb

manifest or show;

‘This student gives promise of real creativity’; ‘The office gave evidence of tampering’;

Giveverb

offer in good faith;

‘He gave her his word’;

Giveverb

submit for consideration, judgment, or use;

‘give one's opinion’; ‘give an excuse’;

Giveverb

guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion;

‘You gave me to think that you agreed with me’;

Giveverb

allow to have or take;

‘I give you two minutes to respond’;

Giveverb

inflict as a punishment;

‘She gave the boy a good spanking’; ‘The judge gave me 10 years’;

Giveverb

occur;

‘what gives?’;

Giveverb

consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man;

‘She gave herself to many men’;

Giveverb

proffer (a body part);

‘She gave her hand to her little sister’;

Giveverb

freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone)

‘he gave the papers back’; ‘the cheque given to the jeweller proved worthless’; ‘she gave him presents and clothes’;

Giveverb

administer (medicine)

‘she was given antibiotics’;

Giveverb

hand over (an amount) in payment; pay

‘how much did you give for that?’;

Giveverb

used hyperbolically to express how greatly one wants to have or do something

‘I'd give anything for a cup of tea’;

Giveverb

commit or entrust

‘a baby given into their care by the accident of her birth’;

Giveverb

freely set aside or devote for a purpose

‘committees who give so generously of their time and effort’; ‘all who have given thought to the matter agree’;

Giveverb

(of a man) sanction the marriage of (his daughter) to someone

‘he gave her in marriage to a noble’;

Giveverb

(of a woman) consent to have sexual intercourse with (a man)

‘she gave herself to the king in order to obtain the pardon of her father’;

Giveverb

used to present a speaker or entertainer or when making a toast

‘for your entertainment this evening I give you 
 Mister Albert DeNero!’;

Giveverb

cause or allow (someone or something) to have or experience (something); provide with

‘you gave me such a fright’; ‘this leaflet gives our opening times’;

Giveverb

provide (love or other emotional support) to

‘his parents gave him the encouragement he needed to succeed’;

Giveverb

sentence (someone) to (a specified penalty)

‘for the first offence I was given a fine’;

Giveverb

allot (a score) to

‘I gave it five out of ten’;

Giveverb

allow (someone) to have (a specified amount of time) for an activity or undertaking

‘give me a second to bring the car around’; ‘I'll give you until tomorrow morning’;

Giveverb

pass on (an illness or infection) to (someone)

‘I hope I don't give you my cold’;

Giveverb

pass (a message) to (someone)

‘give my love to all the girls’;

Giveverb

make a connection to allow (someone) to speak to (someone else) on the telephone

‘give me the police’;

Giveverb

carry out or perform (a specified action)

‘he gave the counter a polish’; ‘I gave a bow’;

Giveverb

produce (a sound)

‘he gave a gasp’;

Giveverb

present (an appearance or impression)

‘he gave no sign of life’;

Giveverb

provide (a party or social meal) as host or hostess

‘Kate gave him a leaving party’; ‘a dinner given in honour of an American diplomat’;

Giveverb

yield as a product or result

‘milk is sometimes added to give a richer cheese’;

Giveverb

emit odour, vapour, or similar substances

‘some solvents give off toxic fumes’;

Giveverb

concede (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone)

‘give him his due’;

Giveverb

place a specified value on (something)

‘he never gave anything for French painting’;

Giveverb

(of an umpire or referee) declare whether or not (a player) is out or offside

‘Gooch was given out, caught behind’;

Giveverb

adjudicate that (a goal) has been legitimately scored

‘the referee gave the goal’;

Giveverb

state or put forward (information or argument)

‘he did not give his name’;

Giveverb

pledge or offer as a guarantee

‘I give you my word’;

Giveverb

say to (someone) as an excuse or inappropriate answer

‘don't give me any of your backchat’;

Giveverb

deliver (a judgement) authoritatively

‘I gave my verdict’;

Giveverb

predict that (an activity or relationship) will last no longer than (a specified time)

‘this is a place that will not improve with time—I give it three weeks’;

Giveverb

tell what one knows

‘okay, give—what's that all about?’;

Giveverb

alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break

‘that chair doesn't give’;

Giveverb

yield or give way to pressure

‘the heavy door didn't give until the fifth push’; ‘when two people who don't get on are thrust together, something's got to give’;

Giveverb

concede defeat; surrender

‘I give!’;

Givenoun

capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure

‘plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots’;

Givenoun

ability to adapt; flexibility

‘there is no give at all in the British position’;

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