Phrasal verbs with give are common in everyday English and carry a wide range of meanings. The verb give usually means “to hand, present, or offer something,” but when combined with particles (up, in, out, away, back), it forms many expressions with new senses.
For example:
- give up = to stop doing something or surrender,
- give in = to finally agree or yield,
- give out = to distribute or stop working,
- give away = to donate or reveal a secret,
- give back = to return something.
The key to learning phrasal verbs with give is to notice the particle: up often means stopping, in suggests yielding, out can mean distributing, back returning.
Mastering these expressions will help you understand natural English in conversations, books, and films, and make your own speech richer.
