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

However, plastic food containers and cups can still be given out for takeaways. —Associated Press, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024

Not just airports In addition to ranking airports, Skytrax also gives out honors for exceptional airport hotels. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024

The last thing a Texan needs is for their air conditioning unit to give out. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024

Warby Parker is giving out free solar eclipse glasses. —Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2024

Related article Elon Musk’s X is back to giving out free blue checks. —Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024

Touts, the yelling men who would give out 1-900 numbers promising to tell you the right side to bet on in the Dolphins-Bills game, were once relegated to late-night commercials. —Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024

So last October, at the age of 80, Murray ended her retirement and got a job giving out samples at Costco. —Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024

This is the brothers giving out a scholarship to a UC walk on.https://t.co/jLPLxiccz7 — Ri Korpop (@korpoppp) April 12, 2024 Kelce and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, are reportedly heading to Coachella this weekend where — music first! —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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

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