BE GIVEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does be given mean? 

• BE GIVEN (verb)
  The verb BE GIVEN has 1 sense:

1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

  Familiarity information: BE GIVEN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BE GIVEN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

be given; incline; lean; run; tend

Context example:

He inclined to corpulence

Hypernyms (to "be given" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

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

take kindly to (be willing or inclined to accept)

suffer (be given to)

gravitate (move toward)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

 Context examples 

Although antibiotics may be given to treat the infection, they do not control the resulting inflammation.

(Electroacupuncture Reduces Sepsis in Mice, NIH)

Nanoparticles, however, can’t be given directly to patients because the particles may accumulate in the liver, creating an additional health risk.

(3-D gel-nanoparticle device detoxifies blood, NIH)

He was as well received as the others had been, and the king ordered fine royal robes to be given him; and when the evening came he was led to the outer chamber.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

You may be given a stellar writing assignment for a magazine or Internet column or be given the chance to produce an important TV show or segment.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Scientists note that this experimental therapy is still being tested in clinical trials and should be given only under medical supervision.

(Preschoolers benefit from peanut allergy therapy, NIH)

The vaccine could be given to young people to protect them from getting the virus and stop fat cells accumulating.

(Scientists Find Virus Linked to Weight Gain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Drugs that relieve pain may be given at the same time.

(Conscious sedation, NCI Dictionary)

It may also be given by mouth.

(Bolus dose, NCI Dictionary)

A drug that is used to treat depression and may be given to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, and pain.

(Amitriptyline, NCI Dictionary)

She nodded her head and touched her lips courteously to the wine-glass and to the giver of the gift she knew would never be given.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)