Give and Repay

Give

Give verb - To make a present of.

Repay and give are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repay" instead a verb "Give".

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

Repay

Repay verb - Make repayment for or return something.

Give and repay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Give" instead a verb "Repay".

Nearby Words: repayment, repaying, repayable

Common collocations

life give life repay life
treatment give treatment repay treatment
advantage give advantage repay advantage
time give time repay time
Other words: way, money, gift.

Both words in one sentence

  • The President of the United States then works out a deal that to repay the Russians, he will give an order... to nuke New York.
  • Just For Fun / Surprisingly Similar Characters She does this partly to repay them and partly to give purpose to her life, which has been exceedingly traumatic up till now: the world she lives in is not a pleasant one.
  • And that's exactly how it is with you people and me: I take you in, give you all kinds of good things, let you share my good name, and this is how you repay me!?
Cite this Source
Repay and Give. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/give/repay
Give & Repay. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/give/repay>.
Repay or Give. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/give/repay.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "give" and "repay" have occurred on timeline