dan

BrE /dæn/ AmE /dæn/

verb en → es

past gave pp given ing giving

1 GIVE [transitive] A2

to give something to someone or something

dar, entregar

  • give somebody/something to somebody

Collocations give a gift · give money

  • She gave the book to her friend.

    Ella dio el libro a su amiga.

2 PROVIDE [transitive] B1

to provide something for someone or something

proporcionar, dar

  • give somebody/something to do

Collocations give support · give advice

  • The company gives its employees a lot of freedom.

    La empresa da mucha libertad a sus empleados.

1 DAMAGE [transitive] B2

to damage something by hitting or dropping it

dañar, romper

  • give somebody/something a blow

Collocations give a punch · give a kick

  • He gave the vase a hard knock and it broke.

    Él dio un fuerte golpe al jarrón y se rompió.

1 CAUSE [transitive] B2

to cause something to happen or exist

causar, dar lugar a

  • give rise to

Collocations give rise to problems · give rise to questions

  • The new law gave rise to a lot of controversy.

    La nueva ley dio lugar a mucho debate.

1 RECEIVE [transitive] B2

to receive something, especially money or help

recibir, recibir de alguien

  • give somebody a reward

Collocations give a prize · give an award

  • They gave him the Nobel Prize for his work.

    Le dieron el Premio Nobel por su trabajo.

1 SHARE [transitive] B2

to share something with someone or a group of people

compartir, dar

  • give somebody/something to do

Collocations give credit · give a discount

  • The company gives discounts to its loyal customers.

    La empresa da descuentos a sus clientes leales.

1 PRODUCE [transitive] B2

to produce or create something, especially food or goods

producir, dar de comer

  • give somebody/something to do

Collocations give a harvest · give a yield

  • The land gives a good harvest every year.

    La tierra da una buena cosecha cada año.

1 ALLOW [transitive] C1

to allow someone to do something

permitir, dar permiso a alguien para que haga algo

  • give somebody permission

Collocations give permission to enter · give permission to leave

  • The manager gave us permission to leave early.

    El gerente nos dio permiso para irnos temprano.