Collocations with GIVE in English! The following lesson is the list of English Collocations with GIVE with example sentences and ESL image.
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Verb Collocations in English – Video
Common Collocations with GIVE
Here is the list of common collocations with the verb GIVE with example sentences:
- A call (a ring, a buzz)
E.g. Give me a call when you get back from your trip.
- A chance
E.g. He gave me a chance and I took it gladly.
- A choice
E.g. I was given no choice; I had to go to the boring lecture.
- A damn
E.g. She doesn’t give a damn about her job.
- A hand
E.g. Can I give you a hand with those bags?
- A headache
E.g. That loud music is giving me a headache.
- A hug or kiss
E.g. Come here and give me a kiss!
- A lecture or speech or performance
E.g. The president will give a long speech.
- A ride
E.g. I’ve got to get into town. Can you give me a ride?
- Advice
E.g. Would you mind giving me some advice? I’m not sure what to do.
- An answer
E.g. John always gives perfect answers in class.
- An example
E.g. John gave Iceland as an example of a cold country.
- An idea
E.g. He gave an idea for new project so he got a promotion.
- An opinion
E.g. Many people gave their opinion at the meeting.
- Birth
E.g. Joanna gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
- Credit
E.g. I hope the bank gives us credit.
- Evidence
E.g. Has she agreed to give evidence at the trial?
- Notice
E.g. When they fired me from my job, they only gave me two weeks’ notice.
- Permission
E.g. Did your parents give you permission to go to the party?
- Priority
E.g. On British roundabouts you give priority to traffic from the right.
- Rise to
E.g. What other problems did the delay give rise to?
- Sb a call
E.g. I’ll give you a call later in the week.
- Sb a chance
E.g. All the contestants were given the chance to show off their talent.
- Sb a lift
E.g. Can you give me lift to the post office on your way to work?
- Sth a go
E.g. Are you brave enough to give skydiving a go?
- The impression
E.g. That man gave the impression he wasn’t telling the whole truth.
- Thought (to)
E.g. I’ll give what you said some thought and get back to you.
- Way
E.g. I’d nearly finished the marathon when my legs gave way.
- Way
E.g. In Australia, you have to give way to cars coming from your right.
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