The difference between Give and Move

When used as nouns, give means the amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it, whereas move means the act of moving.

When used as verbs, 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, whereas move means to change place or posture.

check bellow for the other definitions of Give and Move

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. Give as a verb (intransitive):

    To yield slightly when a force is applied.

  4. 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."

  5. Give as a verb (transitive):

    To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.

    Examples:

    "They're giving my favorite show!"

  6. Give as a verb (intransitive):

    To lead (onto or into).

    Examples:

    "The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."

  7. Give as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To provide a view of.

    Examples:

    "His window gave the park."

  8. 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."

  9. Give as a verb:

    To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.

  10. Give as a verb:

    To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.

  11. 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."

  12. Give as a verb:

    To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.

  13. Give as a verb:

    To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).

  14. Give as a verb (dated):

    To grant power or permission to; to allow.

  15. 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."

  16. Give as a verb (obsolete):

    To become soft or moist.

    Examples:

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  17. Give as a verb (obsolete):

    To shed tears; to weep.

  18. Give as a verb (obsolete):

    To have a misgiving.

  19. Give as a verb:

    To be going on, to be occurring

    Examples:

    "What gives?"

  1. 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."

  1. Move as a verb (intransitive):

    To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

    Examples:

    "A ship moves rapidly."

    "I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move."

    "synonyms: stir"

  2. Move as a verb (intransitive):

    To act; to take action; to begin to act

    Examples:

    "to move in a matter"

    "Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!"

    "synonyms: get moving stir"

  3. Move as a verb (intransitive):

    To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.

    Examples:

    "I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life."

    "They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time."

  4. Move as a verb (intransitive, chess, and other games):

    To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

    Examples:

    "The rook moved from a8 to a6."

    "My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine."

  5. Move as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

    Examples:

    "The waves moved the boat up and down."

    "The horse moves a carriage."

    "synonyms: stir impel"

  6. Move as a verb (transitive, chess):

    To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game

    Examples:

    "She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board."

  7. Move as a verb (transitive):

    To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

    Examples:

    "This song moves me to dance."

  8. Move as a verb (transitive):

    To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).

    Examples:

    "That book really moved me."

    "synonyms: affect trouble"

  9. Move as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit

    Examples:

    "I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform."

  10. Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

  11. Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.

  12. Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To apply to, as for aid.

    Examples:

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  13. Move as a verb:

    To request an action from the court.

    Examples:

    "An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order."

    "The district attorney moved for a non-suit."

  1. Move as a noun:

    The act of moving; a movement.

    Examples:

    "A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course."

  2. Move as a noun:

    An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

    Examples:

    "He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen."

  3. Move as a noun:

    A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.

    Examples:

    "She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move."

    "He can win a [[match]] with that one move."

  4. Move as a noun:

    The event of changing one's residence.

    Examples:

    "The move into my fiancé's house took two long days."

    "They were pleased about their move to the country."

  5. Move as a noun:

    A change in strategy.

    Examples:

    "I am worried about our boss's move."

    "It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders."

  6. Move as a noun:

    A transfer, a change from one employer to another.

  7. Move as a noun (board games):

    The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

    Examples:

    "The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession."

    "It's your move! Roll the dice!"

    "If you roll a six, you can make two moves."

    "synonyms: play"

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