Meaning of give out in English

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Verb
give out
Definitions
1. give off, send forth, or discharge
Examples
- « as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. »
- « The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits »
Antonyms
- absorb
- take in
Derived terms
2. give out
Examples
- « The teacher handed out the exams »
3. prove insufficient
Examples
- « The water supply for the town failed after a long drought »
4. stop operating or functioning
Examples
- « The engine finally went »
- « The car died on the road »
- « The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town »
- « The coffee maker broke »
- « The engine failed on the way to town »
- « her eyesight went after the accident »
Derived terms

Famous quotes

« Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't able to get a record out through conventional means, so we had to create this record company to put out our records if we wanted to be a band that had records to give out to their fans. »
Joan Jett
« As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am. As long as I can communicate, I'm not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn't matter at all. »
Ai Weiwei
« Not a few other very eminent and scholarly men made the same request, urging that I should no longer through fear refuse to give out my work for the common benefit of students of Mathematics. »
Nicolaus Copernicus
« Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act - rather than to be acted upon, to be subjective? Living photography is positive in its approach, it sings a song of life - not death. »
Berenice Abbott
« I've also long since realized that the way to really engage children is to give out prizes it's amazing how it concentrates their minds. »
Alexander McCall Smith