give out

verb

gave out; given out; giving out; gives out

transitive verb

1

a

: declare, publish

giving out that the doctor … required a few days of complete rest

—Charles Dickens

b

: to read aloud the words of (a hymn or psalm) for congregational singing

2

: emit

gave out a constant hum

3

: issue

gave out new uniforms

intransitive verb

1

: break down, fail

2

: to become exhausted : collapse

Synonyms

• advertise
• announce
• annunciate
• blare
• blaze
• blazon
• broadcast
• declare
• enunciate
• flash
• herald
• placard
• post
• proclaim
• promulgate
• publicize
• publish
• release
• sound
• trumpet

Examples of give out in a Sentence

that's information that I'm not prepared to give out

this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes

Recent Examples on the Web

The Democrats give out friendship bracelets and signs, excited to engage with fellow Democrats in the red state. —Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024

Church leaders regularly give out food and toys to needy residents. —Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024

So far this season, several Golden Buzzers have been given out. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024

In the same section, the best performance Leopards were given out to Callie Hernandez (Alien: Covenant; La La Land) for her role in Courtney Stephens’ Invention, as well as Anna Mészöly for her role in Fekete Pont (Lesson Learned) from Hungarian director Bálint Szimler. —Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

give out

verb

1

: emit sense 1

2

: to become exhausted : collapse

3

: break down sense 1

4

: to pass out : issue

give out the new books