Phrase guide

give me

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, me.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

An expression of strong preference or approbation for a named thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Give me a quiet evening with a book any time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

A request by a telephone user to be connected with a specified person, number, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Give me the president.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

A command to do a given number of repetitions of an exercise (usually push-ups).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: paired with a number

Examples

  • Drop and give me twenty!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَعْطِنِي (ʔaʕṭinī) — expression of preference
  • Arabic: اديني (iddīnī) — expression of preference
  • Belarusian: да́йце мне (dájcje mnje) — expression of preference
  • Belarusian: да́й мне (dáj mnje) — expression of preference
  • Bulgarian: да́йте ми (dájte mi) — expression of preference
  • Bulgarian: да́й ми (dáj mi) — expression of preference
  • Chinese: 予我 (hō͘ góa / thō͘ góa / hǒ͘ góa) — expression of preference
  • Chinese Mandarin: 給我 /给我 (gěi wǒ) — expression of preference
  • Czech: dejte mi — expression of preference
  • Czech: dej mi — expression of preference
  • Danish: vil de give mig — expression of preference
  • Danish: gi' mig — expression of preference
  • Dutch: geeft u mij — expression of preference
  • Dutch: geef mij — expression of preference
  • Finnish: olkaa hyvä ja antakaa minulle — expression of preference
  • Finnish: anna minulle — expression of preference
  • Finnish: antakaa minulle — expression of preference
  • French: donnez-moi — expression of preference
  • French: donne-moi — expression of preference
  • Galician: déame — expression of preference
  • German: geben Sie mir — expression of preference
  • German: gebt mir — expression of preference
  • German: gib mir — expression of preference
  • Greek: δώστε μου (dóste mou) — expression of preference
  • Hindi: मुझे ... दो (mujhe ... do) — expression of preference
  • Hindi: मुझे ... दीजिए (mujhe ... dījie) — expression of preference
  • Hungarian: add ide — expression of preference
  • Hungarian: adja ide — expression of preference
  • Italian: dammi — expression of preference
  • Italian: mi dia — expression of preference
  • Italian: datemi — expression of preference
  • Japanese: ...を下さい (... o kudasai) — expression of preference
  • Kapampangan: dinan mu ku — expression of preference
  • Kapampangan: dinan yu ku — expression of preference
  • Kapampangan: dinan yu ku pu — expression of preference
  • Korean: ... 을/를 주세요 (-eul after a consonant, -reul after a vowel) — expression of preference
  • Macedonian: дајте ми (dajte mi) — expression of preference
  • Macedonian: дај ми (daj mi) — expression of preference
  • Navajo: shaʼnízííd — expression of preference
  • Norwegian: kan du være så snill å gi meg — expression of preference
  • Norwegian: gi meg — expression of preference
  • Ojibwe: gimiizh — expression of preference
  • Persian: بده به من — expression of preference
  • Polish: dajcie mi — expression of preference
  • Polish: daj mi — expression of preference
  • Polish: dajcie mi — expression of preference
  • Polish: proszę mi dać — expression of preference
  • Portuguese: dê-me — expression of preference
  • Romanian: dați-mi — expression of preference
  • Russian: да́йте мне (dájte mne) — expression of preference
  • Russian: да́й мне (dáj mne) — expression of preference
  • Serbo-Croatian: дајте ми — expression of preference
  • Serbo-Croatian: дај ми — expression of preference
  • Serbo-Croatian: dajte mi — expression of preference
  • Serbo-Croatian: daj mi — expression of preference
  • Slovak: dajte mi — expression of preference
  • Slovak: daj mi — expression of preference
  • Slovene: dajte mi — expression of preference
  • Slovene: daj mi — expression of preference
  • Spanish: deme — expression of preference
  • Swedish: ge mig — expression of preference
  • Swedish: räck mig — expression of preference
  • Swedish: giv mig — expression of preference
  • Thai: ให้ฉัน (hai chan) — expression of preference
  • Turkish: bana veriniz — expression of preference
  • Ukrainian: да́йте мені́ (dájte mení) — expression of preference
  • Ukrainian: да́й мені́ (dáj mení) — expression of preference
  • Unami: mili — expression of preference
  • Urdu: مجھے ... دو (mujhe ... do) — expression of preference
  • Vietnamese: cho tôi — expression of preference
  • Finnish: saisinko ...-lle — request to be connected