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GIVE (gave, given)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: gave  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, given  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does give mean? 

GIVE (noun)
  The noun GIVE has 1 sense:

1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original lengthplay

  Familiarity information: GIVE used as a noun is very rare.


GIVE (verb)
  The verb GIVE has 44 senses:

1. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical senseplay

2. be the cause or source ofplay

3. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebodyplay

4. convey or reveal informationplay

5. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestowplay

6. organize or be responsible forplay

7. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gestureplay

8. give as a present; make a gift ofplay

9. cause to happen or be responsible forplay

10. dedicateplay

11. give or supplyplay

12. transmit (knowledge or skills)play

13. bring aboutplay

14. leave with; give temporarilyplay

15. emit or utterplay

16. endure the loss ofplay

17. place into the hands or custody ofplay

18. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or causeplay

19. give (as medicine)play

20. give or convey physicallyplay

21. bestowplay

22. bestow, especially officiallyplay

23. move in order to make room for someone for somethingplay

24. give food toplay

25. contribute to some causeplay

26. break down, literally or metaphoricallyplay

27. estimate the duration or outcome of somethingplay

28. execute and deliverplay

29. deliver in exchange or recompenseplay

30. afford access toplay

31. present to viewplay

32. perform for an audienceplay

33. be flexible under stress of physical forceplay

34. proposeplay

35. accord by verdictplay

36. manifest or showplay

37. offer in good faithplay

38. submit for consideration, judgment, or useplay

39. guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasionplay

40. allow to have or takeplay

41. inflict as a punishmentplay

42. occurplay

43. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a manplay

44. proffer (a body part)play

  Familiarity information: GIVE used as a verb is very familiar.


 Dictionary entry details 


GIVE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

give; spring; springiness

Hypernyms ("give" is a kind of...):

elasticity; snap (the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed)

Derivation:

give (be flexible under stress of physical force)


GIVE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they give  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it gives  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: gave  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: given  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: giving  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

The draft gave me a cold

Verb group:

afford; give; yield (be the cause or source of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

infect (communicate a disease to)

award; grant (give as judged due or on the basis of merit)

deliver; drive home (carry out or perform)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody something

Sentence examples:

They give the food to the people
They give the people the food


Sense 2

Meaning:

Be the cause or source of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

afford; give; yield

Context example:

Our meeting afforded much interesting information

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Verb group:

give (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

open; open up (make available)

allow; allow for; leave; provide (make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something


Sense 3

Meaning:

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

transfer (cause to change ownership)

Cause:

have; have got; hold (have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

enfeoff (put in possession of land in exchange for a pledge of service, in feudal society)

vest (place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons)

dispense with; give up; part with; spare (give up what is not strictly needed)

repay; requite (make repayment for or return something)

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

lend; loan (give temporarily; let have for a limited time)

cede; concede; grant; yield (give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another)

bank; deposit (put into a bank account)

render; return (give back)

chip in; contribute; give; kick in (contribute to some cause)

offer; proffer (present for acceptance or rejection)

heap (bestow in large quantities)

administer; allot; deal; deal out; dish out; dispense; distribute; dole out; lot; mete out; parcel out; shell out (administer or bestow, as in small portions)

cater; ply; provide; supply (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)

cough up; pony up; spit up (give reluctantly)

lease; let; rent (grant use or occupation of under a term of contract)

support (support materially or financially)

pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)

accord; allot; grant (allow to have)

allow; grant (let have)

present; submit (hand over formally)

bestow (give as a gift)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Antonym:

take (take into one's possession)

Also:

give back (pay back)

Derivation:

giver (person who makes a gift of property)

giving (disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return)

giving (the act of giving)


Sense 4

Meaning:

Convey or reveal information

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

Give one's name

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

say; state; tell (express in words)

Verb group:

give; impart; leave; pass on (transmit (knowledge or skills))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

quote (name the price of)

cast (deposit)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

giving (the imparting of news or promises etc.)


Sense 5

Meaning:

Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

give; pay

Context example:

pay attention

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

extend; offer (offer verbally)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 6

Meaning:

Organize or be responsible for

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

give; have; hold; make; throw

Context example:

give a course

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

direct (be in charge of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 7

Meaning:

Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

give; throw

Context example:

She gave me a dirty look

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody something


Sense 8

Meaning:

Give as a present; make a gift of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

gift; give; present

Context example:

What will you give her for her birthday?

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

render; submit (make over as a return)

tender (offer or present for acceptance)

donate (give to a charity or good cause)

treat (provide with a gift or entertainment)

deed over; grant (transfer by deed)

cede; deliver; give up; surrender (relinquish possession or control over)

bung; fee; tip (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on)

raffle; raffle off (dispose of in a lottery)

give away (make a gift of)

distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give to several people)

dower; endow (furnish with an endowment)

regift (give a present that one has received to someone else)

bequeath; leave; will (leave or give by will after one's death)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

giver (person who makes a gift of property)

giving (disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return)


Sense 9

Meaning:

Cause to happen or be responsible for

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

give; yield

Context example:

His two singles gave the team the victory

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Verb group:

generate; give; render; return; yield (give or supply)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 10

Meaning:

Dedicate

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

devote; give; pay

Context example:

pay attention to

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Verb group:

give; sacrifice (endure the loss of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something PP


Sense 11

Meaning:

Give or supply

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

generate; give; render; return; yield

Context example:

The estate renders some revenue for the family

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)

Verb group:

give; yield (cause to happen or be responsible for)

establish; give (bring about)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 12

Meaning:

Transmit (knowledge or skills)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

give; impart; leave; pass on

Context example:

impart a new skill to the students

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

tell (let something be known)

Verb group:

bequeath; leave; will (leave or give by will after one's death)

give (convey or reveal information)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

convey ((of information) make known; pass on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

giving (the imparting of news or promises etc.)


Sense 13

Meaning:

Bring about

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

establish; give

Context example:

The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Verb group:

generate; give; render; return; yield (give or supply)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

introduce (bring in or establish in a new place or environment)

pacify (fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 14

Meaning:

Leave with; give temporarily

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

Can I give you the children for the weekend?

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

give; hand; pass; pass on; reach; turn over (place into the hands or custody of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody something


Sense 15

Meaning:

Emit or utter

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

give a yelp

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 16

Meaning:

Endure the loss of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

give; sacrifice

Context example:

I gave two sons to the war

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

free; give up; release; relinquish; resign (part with a possession or right)

Verb group:

devote; give; pay (dedicate)

commit; consecrate; dedicate; devote; give (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 17

Meaning:

Place into the hands or custody of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

give; hand; pass; pass on; reach; turn over

Context example:

He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

transfer (cause to change ownership)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

commit; confide; entrust; intrust; trust (confer a trust upon)

entrust; leave (put into the care or protection of someone)

free; give up; release; relinquish; resign (part with a possession or right)

deliver; fork out; fork over; fork up; hand over; render; turn in (to surrender someone or something to another)

deal (give (a specific card) to a player)

slip; sneak (pass on stealthily)

give (leave with; give temporarily)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sentence examples:

They give the parcel to their parents
They give them the parcel


Sense 18

Meaning:

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

commit; consecrate; dedicate; devote; give

Context example:

consecrate your life to the church

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)

Verb group:

give (offer in good faith)

give; sacrifice (endure the loss of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

rededicate (dedicate anew)

consecrate; vow (dedicate to a deity by a vow)

apply (apply oneself to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE


Sense 19

Meaning:

Give (as medicine)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

I gave him the drug

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

administer; dispense (give or apply (medications))

Verb group:

give (inflict as a punishment)

apply; give (give or convey physically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 20

Meaning:

Give or convey physically

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

apply; give

Context example:

I gave him a punch in the nose

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

administer; allot; deal; deal out; dish out; dispense; distribute; dole out; lot; mete out; parcel out; shell out (administer or bestow, as in small portions)

Verb group:

give (give (as medicine))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

tread (apply (the tread) to a tire)

administer (perform (a church sacrament) ritually)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 21

Meaning:

Bestow

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

give; render

Context example:

render thanks

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)

Verb group:

give (accord by verdict)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

dedicate (inscribe or address by way of compliment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 22

Meaning:

Bestow, especially officially

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

give; grant

Context example:

This bill grants us new rights

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 23

Meaning:

Move in order to make room for someone for something

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

ease up; give; give way; move over; yield

Context example:

'Move over,' he told the crowd

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Verb group:

abandon; give up (stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


Sense 24

Meaning:

Give food to

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

feed; give

Context example:

don't give the child this tough meat

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

cater; ply; provide; supply (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)

Cause:

eat (take in solid food)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

range (let eat)

crop; graze; pasture (let feed in a field or pasture or meadow)

aliment; nourish; nutrify (give nourishment to)

inject (feed intravenously)

bottlefeed (feed (infants) with a bottle)

breastfeed; give suck; lactate; nurse; suck; suckle; wet-nurse (give suck to)

breakfast (provide breakfast for)

lunch (provide a midday meal for)

force-feed (feed someone who will not or cannot eat)

overfeed (feed excessively)

malnourish; undernourish (provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment)

corn (feed (cattle) with corn)

regurgitate (feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food)

slop; swill (feed pigs)

fodder (give fodder (to domesticated animals))

scavenge (feed on carrion or refuse)

dine (give dinner to; host for dinner)

spoonfeed (feed with a spoon)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

giving (the act of giving)


Sense 25

Meaning:

Contribute to some cause

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

chip in; contribute; give; kick in

Context example:

I gave at the office

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

combine (add together from different sources)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

giving (disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return)

giving (the act of giving)


Sense 26

Meaning:

Break down, literally or metaphorically

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way

Context example:

The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

abandon; give up (stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims)

burst; collapse (cause to burst)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give"):

flop (fall loosely)

sink; slide down; slump (fall or sink heavily)

break (curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves)

buckle; crumple (fold or collapse)

go off; implode (burst inward)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


Sense 27

Meaning:

Estimate the duration or outcome of something

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

I gave him a very good chance at success

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody something


Sense 28

Meaning:

Execute and deliver

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

Give bond

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

execute (carry out the legalities of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 29

Meaning:

Deliver in exchange or recompense

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

I'll give you three books for four CDs

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

compensate; indemnify; recompense; repair (make amends for; pay compensation for)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody PP


Sense 30

Meaning:

Afford access to

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

afford; give; open

Context example:

The French doors give onto a terrace

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP


Sense 31

Meaning:

Present to view

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

He gave the sign to start

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

show (make visible or noticeable)

Verb group:

give (perform for an audience)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 32

Meaning:

Perform for an audience

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

Pollini is giving another concert in New York

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

perform (give a performance (of something))

Verb group:

give (present to view)

Domain category:

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 33

Meaning:

Be flexible under stress of physical force

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

give; yield

Context example:

This material doesn't give

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

stretch (become longer by being stretched and pulled)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Also:

give in (consent reluctantly)

Derivation:

give (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)


Sense 34

Meaning:

Propose

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context example:

He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

drink; pledge; salute; toast; wassail (propose a toast to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 35

Meaning:

Accord by verdict

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

give a decision for the plaintiff

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

accord; allot; grant (allow to have)

Verb group:

give (inflict as a punishment)

give; render (bestow)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 36

Meaning:

Manifest or show

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The office gave evidence of tampering

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

evince; express; show (give expression to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 37

Meaning:

Offer in good faith

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

He gave her his word

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

pledge (give as a guarantee)

Verb group:

commit; consecrate; dedicate; devote; give (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

giving (the imparting of news or promises etc.)


Sense 38

Meaning:

Submit for consideration, judgment, or use

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

give an excuse

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

submit (refer for judgment or consideration)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 39

Meaning:

Guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

You gave me to think that you agreed with me

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

lead (cause to undertake a certain action)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE


Sense 40

Meaning:

Allow to have or take

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

I give you two minutes to respond

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 41

Meaning:

Inflict as a punishment

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The judge gave me 10 years

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

bring down; impose; inflict; visit (impose something unpleasant)

Verb group:

give (accord by verdict)

give (give (as medicine))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 42

Meaning:

Occur

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

what gives?

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


Sense 43

Meaning:

Consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She gave herself to many men

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

accept; consent; go for (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)

Verb group:

give (proffer (a body part))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody


Sense 44

Meaning:

Proffer (a body part)

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She gave her hand to her little sister

Hypernyms (to "give" is one way to...):

offer; proffer (present for acceptance or rejection)

Verb group:

give (consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody


 Context examples 


My mother drew my right hand forward, but I was resolved, for my former reason, not to give it him, and I did not.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Give me a fine fat goose.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Holding him suspended with one hand, with the other hand he proceeded to give him a beating.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

In fact, his conduct approached that of a bully, and he was given to swaggering up and down before Spitz’s very nose.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

"Or give me a heart," said the Tin Woodman.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

A treatment plan that involves closely watching a patient’s condition but not giving any treatment unless there are changes in test results that show the condition is getting worse.

(Active surveillance, NCI Dictionary)

But I am prepared to give you a few indications which will be of interest.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It is also a part of many substances in the body that give energy to cells.

(Adenine, NCI Dictionary)

Subsequently, a low dose of a synthetic acyclic guanosine analogue such as valacyclovir (VCV) or ganciclovir (GCV) is given, which may preferentially kill tumor cells containing the adenoviral vector and overexpressing HSV-tk.

(Adenoviral Vector Encoding HSV Thymidine Kinase, NCI Thesaurus)

Additional cancer treatment given after the primary treatment to lower the risk that the cancer will come back.

(Adjuvant therapy, NCI Dictionary)



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