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give
Verb
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If you give something to someone else, you had the thing and you let the other person have it. Maybe you use your hands to put the thing in the other person's hands. Usually after that, the thing is the other person's thing.
Give me that book, please; I want to read it.
My mother gave me this stone when I was young
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If you give a speech, you talk to a group of people.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
broad
Adjective
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If something is broad, the distance from one side to the other is large.
Her shoulders were swimmer's shoulders, strong and broad.
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If something is broad, it includes a lot.
They have laws now which give very, very broad powers to the President.
We have a range of activities broad enough to include teachers in all program areas and in all grade levels.
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Broad senses, definitions, agreements, etc. are general, not detailed.
We accept a broad definition of music to include any sound organized in an meaningful way.
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A broad area is a large area.
They walked through the broad field behind the building.
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A broad accent is one that is very noticeable.
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If something happens in broad daylight, it happens during the day where many people can see it.
broad
Noun
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A broad is a woman.
There's this German broad, fuckin' bitch, who told me I'm going to jail for her pushin' her stupid ass.
hint
Noun
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A hint is a clue to a question or a puzzle.
I really need a hint to solve this question. It is too difficult for me.
hint
Verb
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To suggest.
He hinted that he wanted to marry another man.
I will hint to Marilyn that her modeling talent is needed for the fashion show.
Has he been hinting again that he wants to fire Josh and Ted?