Definition of Be given

1. Verb. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. "He inclined to corpulence"

Exact synonyms: Incline, Lean, Run, Tend
Generic synonyms: Be
Specialized synonyms: Take Kindly To, Suffer, Gravitate
Derivative terms: Inclination, Inclination, Inclination, Tendency, Tendency

Lexicographical Neighbors of Be Given

be all and end all
be all ears
be along
be amiss
be around
be as silent as the grave
be at pains
be born
be born yesterday
be bothered
be called
be careful what you wish for
be cruel to be kind
be due
be full
be given (current term)
be glad to see the back of
be good for
be had
be in a spot of bother
be in for
be in on
be in one's altitudes
be intimate
be it as it may
be left holding the baby
be like
be mother
be mum
be my guest

Literary usage of Be given

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1906)
"One course of five lectures will be given by Professor E. II. ... Two lectures will be given on each morning, Wednesday to Saturday, inclusive, ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"If difficulty is experienced in swallowing the Host on account of the parched condition of the throat, a little water may be given to the shk person before ..."

3. The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in by Maria Montessori, Henry Wyman Holmes (1912)
"... CHAPTER VI How the Lessons Should be Given " Let all thy words be counted." Dante, Inf., canto X. Given the fact that, through the regime of liberty the ..."

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