Gives

Gives is the third-person singular present tense form of the English verb give. It is used when the subject of a sentence is he, she, or it, and it denotes the act of transferring possession, providing something, or producing a result for another person or entity.

As a ditransitive verb, give commonly takes two objects in English: a direct object (what is given) and an indirect object (to whom or for whom). Examples include "She gives him a book" and "They gave the students a tour." The indirect object can be expressed with to or for, as in "She gives a gift to her mother" or "She gives her mother a gift." In some contexts the indirect object may be omitted or implied within a prepositional phrase.

Conjugation and forms: give; present tense gives; past tense gave; past participle given; present participle giving. The verb is irregular in its past tense and past participle, and it agrees with a singular subject in the present tense as gives.

Usage notes: beyond its literal sense of transferring objects, give can be used in broader or figurative senses, such as "to give information" or "to give rise to concerns." It also appears in passive constructions: "A donation was given." English offers many idioms built from give, including "give up," "give in," "give way," and "give off," each with its own meaning and usage.

Etymology: from Old English gifan or giefan, related to Proto-Germanic *geibaną, with cognates in other Germanic languages such as Dutch geven and German geben. The word has a long history in expressing acts of transfer, provision, and signaling.