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give out

verb
gave out; given out; giving out; gives out

Definition of give out

transitive verb

1a : declare, publish giving out that the doctor … required a few days of complete rest— Charles Dickens
b : to read aloud the words of (a hymn or psalm) for congregational singing
2 : emit gave out a constant hum
3 : issue gave out new uniforms

intransitive verb

2 : to become exhausted : collapse

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Examples of give out in a Sentence

that's information that I'm not prepared to give out this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes

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Shortly after his arm gave out, Fogel was diagnosed with ALS in 2012. Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, "'Warrior' with ALS 'Is Not Going to Stop' Coaching Kids — Even Though He Can No Longer Speak," 15 Aug. 2019 Most recently, Republicans have criticized Thompson for the Department of Transportation giving out more contracts in cases when only one firm submitted a bid. Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Committee backs Gov. Tony Evers' pick for DOT, but Senate leader gives no assurance he will be confirmed," 8 Aug. 2019 This isn’t a learn-as-you-go position and shouldn’t be given out to political supporters. Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, "Trump’s Pick for Top Intelligence Post Overstated Parts of His Biography," 30 July 2019 Thankfully for the men, Rihanna still dropped by their locker room after the game to meet them, giving out magical hugs, smiles, posing for pictures and even getting autographs. Essence, "Rihanna Cheering On The West Indies At The Cricket World Cup Makes Us Wanna Watch Cricket," 2 July 2019 Spirit also, of course, doesn’t give out meals or offer any in-flight entertainment. Aditi Shrikant, Vox, "Spirit Airlines is the most on-time airline in America. Here’s why.," 17 Dec. 2018 Today the guy giving out pierogi touted them as coming from a New York deli. Ramona Sentinel, "Ask Mr. Marketing: Making audiences work for you," 6 July 2019 In the Netherlands, some gas stations gave out moon maps instead of road maps. Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "Moon maps in the Netherlands and American flags in Japan? How Apollo 11 dazzled the world," 23 June 2019 In the 1970s, the Nixon administration gave out plaques containing lunar samples from Apollo 11 and 17 to all 50 states and 135 other nations. Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, "Earth's Moon: The Basics of its Origin, Evolution and Exploration," 12 June 2019

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First Known Use of give out

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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