The difference between Bend and Give
When used as nouns, bend means a curve, whereas give means the amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it.
When used as verbs, bend means to cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means, whereas give means to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. to transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). to make a present or gift of. to pledge. to provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. to cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in. to carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). to pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like. to cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bend and Give
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Bend as a verb (transitive):
To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
Examples:
"If you bend the pipe too far, it will break."
"Don’t bend your knees."
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Bend as a verb (intransitive):
To become curved.
Examples:
"Look at the trees bending in the wind."
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Bend as a verb (transitive):
To cause to change direction.
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Bend as a verb (intransitive):
To change direction.
Examples:
"The road bends to the right"
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Bend as a verb (intransitive):
To be inclined; to direct itself.
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Bend as a verb (intransitive, usually, with "down"):
To stoop.
Examples:
"He bent down to pick up the pieces."
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Bend as a verb (intransitive):
To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
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Bend as a verb (transitive):
To force to submit.
Examples:
"They bent me to their will."
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Bend as a verb (intransitive):
To submit.
Examples:
"I am bending to my desire to eat junk food."
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Bend as a verb (transitive):
To apply to a task or purpose.
Examples:
"He bent the company's resources to gaining market share."
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Bend as a verb (intransitive):
To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
Examples:
"He bent to the goal of gaining market share."
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Bend as a verb (transitive):
To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
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Bend as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
Examples:
"Bend the sail to the yard."
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Bend as a verb (transitive, music):
To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
Examples:
"You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure."
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Bend as a verb (intransitive, nautical):
To swing the body when rowing.
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Bend as a noun:
A curve.
Examples:
"There's a sharp bend in the road ahead."
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Bend as a noun:
Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
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Bend as a noun (in the plural, medicine, underwater diving, with ''the''):
A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
Examples:
"A diver who stays deep for too long must ascend very slowly in order to prevent the bends."
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Bend as a noun (heraldiccharge):
One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
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Bend as a noun (obsolete):
Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
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Bend as a noun:
In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
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Bend as a noun (mining):
Hard, indurated clay; bind.
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Bend as a noun (nautical, in the plural):
The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
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Bend as a noun (nautical, in the plural):
The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
Examples:
"the midship bends"
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Bend as a noun (music):
A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
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Give as a verb (ditransitive):
To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). To make a present or gift of. To pledge. To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford. To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in. To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something). To pass (something) into (someone's) hand or the like. To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
Examples:
"I gave him my coat."
"I gave my coat to the beggar."
"When they asked, I gave my coat."
"I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday."
"She gave a pair of shoes to her husband for their anniversary."
"He gives of his energies to the organization."
"I gave him my word that I'd protect his children."
"I gave them permission to miss tomorrow's class."
"Please give me some more time."
"It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight."
"The fence gave me an electric shock."
"My mother-in-law gives me nothing but grief."
"I want to give you a kiss."
"She gave him a hug."
"I'd like to give the tire a kick."
"I gave the boy a push on the swing."
"She gave me a wink afterwards, so I knew she was joking."
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"'Give me your hand."
"On entering the house, he gave his coat to the doorman."
"My boyfriend gave me chlamydia."
"He was convinced that it was his alcoholism that gave him cancer."
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Give as a verb (ditransitive):
To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
Examples:
"I give it ten minutes before he gives up."
"I give it a 95% chance of success."
"I'll give their marriage six months."
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Give as a verb (intransitive):
To yield slightly when a force is applied.
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Give as a verb (intransitive):
To collapse under pressure or force.
Examples:
"One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below."
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Give as a verb (transitive):
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
Examples:
"They're giving my favorite show!"
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Give as a verb (intransitive):
To lead (onto or into).
Examples:
"The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."
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Give as a verb (transitive, dated):
To provide a view of.
Examples:
"His window gave the park."
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Give as a verb:
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
Examples:
"The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship."
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Give as a verb:
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
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Give as a verb:
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
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Give as a verb:
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
Examples:
"He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker."
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Give as a verb:
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
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Give as a verb:
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
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Give as a verb (dated):
To grant power or permission to; to allow.
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Give as a verb (reflexive):
To devote or apply (oneself).
Examples:
"The soldiers give themselves to plunder."
"That boy is given to fits of bad temper."
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Give as a verb (obsolete):
To become soft or moist.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Give as a verb (obsolete):
To shed tears; to weep.
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Give as a verb (obsolete):
To have a misgiving.
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Give as a verb:
To be going on, to be occurring
Examples:
"What gives?"
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Give as a noun (uncountable):
The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.
Examples:
"This chair doesn't have much give."
"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."