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Definition of Be given
1. Verb. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. "He inclined to corpulence"
Generic synonyms: Be
Specialized synonyms: Take Kindly To, Suffer, Gravitate
Derivative terms: Inclination, Inclination, Inclination, Tendency, Tendency
Lexicographical Neighbors of Be Given
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 ..."