Give crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Give” are HAND, PASS or GIFT, with 4 letters. Below are 102 answers from 3 to 11 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

PAY 3 letters · verb

convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow “Don't pay him any mind”

HAND 4 letters · verb

place into the hands or custody of “hand me the spoon, please”

LEAVE 5 letters · verb

transmit (knowledge or skills) “leave your name and address here”

RETURN 6 letters · verb

give or supply

PRESENT 7 letters · verb

give as a present; make a gift of

GENERATE 8 letters · verb

give or supply

ESTABLISH 9 letters · verb

bring about “The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth”

CONTRIBUTE 10 letters · verb

contribute to some cause

Telling them apart

With 4 squares, HAND, PASS, GIFT, FEED, WILL and BACK all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: H → HAND · P → PASS · G → GIFT · F → FEED · W → WILL · B → BACK. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 5 squares, LEAVE, BREAK, REACH, THROW, APPLY and GRANT all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: L → LEAVE · B → BREAK · R → REACH · T → THROW · A → APPLY · G → GRANT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 3 squares, PAY, TRY, CUT, AID, TIP and RAT all fit. The first letter settles most of it: P → PAY · T → TRY, TIP · C → CUT · A → AID · R → RAT. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “gives” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “give” means

• verb: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
• verb: be the cause or source of
• verb: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (“can you give me lessons?”)
• verb: convey or reveal information (“Give one's name”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as GIVE, and words whose definition is GIVE. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.