Give
Give verb - To make a present of.
Press
Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
How words are described
| human | human give | human press |
| old | old give | old press |
| good | good give | good press |
| light | light give | light press |
| Other adjectives: simple, huge, little, bad, social, major, english. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- You just need to press the buttons in a sequence in order to give the number it asks—so, in the example above, if you want to press eleven you press 1 twice.
Source: For Inconvenience, Press "1" - Veep: In "C*ntgate", Mike states to the press that the President is not planning on bailing out banks, she's just going to give them large infusions of cash.
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Now, they will go to the press, unless Constanza leaves Martín's house and give him the legal custody.
Source: Series / Sos Mi Vida
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