give out

verb

gave out; given out; giving out; gives out

transitive verb

1

a

: declare, publish

giving out that the doctor … required a few days of complete rest

—Charles Dickens

b

: to read aloud the words of (a hymn or psalm) for congregational singing

2

: emit

gave out a constant hum

3

: issue

gave out new uniforms

intransitive verb

1

: break down, fail

2

: to become exhausted : collapse

Synonyms

• advertise
• announce
• annunciate
• blare
• blaze
• blazon
• broadcast
• declare
• enunciate
• flash
• herald
• placard
• post
• proclaim
• promulgate
• publicize
• publish
• release
• sound
• trumpet

Examples of give out in a Sentence

that's information that I'm not prepared to give out

this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes

Recent Examples on the Web

The foundation often gives out scholarships to support those looking to enter the athletic field. —Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 21 May 2025

Irish airline Ryanair recently gave out payments to its flight attendants, but some are now being asked to pay the money back. Ryanair has begun seeking repayments of as much as €3,000 ($3,397) from some of its Spanish flight attendants after a legal ruling voided a pay agreement. —Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025

Passes are given out for significant contributions to the CIF San Diego Section. —John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025

The Southern California Journalism Awards are given out each year by the Los Angeles Press Club, which is also responsible for the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 13 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Rhymes for give out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout

Kids Definition

give out

verb

1

: emit sense 1

2

: to become exhausted : collapse

3

: break down sense 1

4

: to pass out : issue

give out the new books