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give+gave+given

  • 1 give up

    1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) hætta við
    2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) hætta að nota
    3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) afhenda
    4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) helga sig, nota/eyða tíma í
    5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) átlíta/telja e-n vera

    English-Icelandic dictionary > give up

  • 2 notice

    ['nəutis] 1. noun
    1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) tilkynning
    2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) athygli
    3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) uppsögn; uppsagnarfrestur
    2. verb
    (to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) taka eftir
    - noticeably
    - noticed
    - notice-board
    - at short notice
    - take notice of

    English-Icelandic dictionary > notice

  • 3 tip

    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) endi, oddur
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) setja odd á
    - tip-top
    - be on the tip of one's tongue     II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) halla; sporðreisast
    2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) hvolfa úr
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) sturta (henda)
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) ruslahaugur/-tippur
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) tipp, þjórfé
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) tippa, gefa þjórfé
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) vísbending, ráð

    English-Icelandic dictionary > tip

  • 4 lecture

    ['lek ə] 1. noun
    1) (a formal talk given to students or other audiences: a history lecture.) fyrirlestur
    2) (a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding: The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor.) skammarræða
    2. verb
    (to give a lecture: He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour.) halda fyrirlestur, predika yfir

    English-Icelandic dictionary > lecture

  • 5 pledge

    [ple‹] 1. noun
    1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) loforð, heit
    2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) veð
    3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) tryggðapantur
    2. verb
    1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) lofa, heita
    2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) leggja að veði

    English-Icelandic dictionary > pledge

См. также в других словарях:

  • give — [giv] vt. gave, given, giving [ME given (with g < ON gefa, to give), yeven < OE giefan, akin to Ger geben < IE base * ghabh , to grasp, take > L habere, to have: the special Gmc sense of this base results from its use as a substitute… …   English World dictionary

  • give — I [[t]gɪ̱v[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ gives, giving, gave, given 1) VERB: no cont You can use give with nouns that refer to physical actions. The whole expression refers to the performing of the action. For example, She gave a… …   English dictionary

  • give — givable, giveable, adj., n. givee, n. giver, n. /giv/, v., gave, given, giving, n. v.t. 1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 2. to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please …   Universalium

  • give — I. verb (gave; given; giving) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish giva to give; akin to Old English giefan, gifan to give, and perhaps to Latin habēre to have, hold Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to make… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • give — [c]/gɪv / (say giv) verb (gave, given, giving) –verb (t) 1. to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: to give someone a present. 2. to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay. 3. to pass over to: give me that book, please. 4. to grant… …  

  • Gave — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Given — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Give — (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth. giban. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • give over to — To set (a period of time) aside for a particular purpose • • • Main Entry: ↑give * * * give over to [phrasal verb] give (something) over to (someone) 1 : to give (something) to (someone) to have, use, do, etc. She h …   Useful english dictionary

  • Give — Give, v. i. 1. To give a gift or gifts. [1913 Webster] 2. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet. [1913 Webster] 3. To become soft or moist. [Obs.] Bacon . [1913 Webster] 4. To move; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • give up — {v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. * /The dog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn t give it up./ * /Jimmy is giving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school./ Compare: GIVE ONESELF UP, HAND OVER, LET GO(1a). Contrast:… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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