Give and Work

Give

Give verb - To occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention.

Usage example: totally gave himself to his studies in the hopes of winning a scholarship for next year

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

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Give and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Give" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old give	old work
good	good give	good work
nice	nice give	nice work
similar	similar give	similar work
Other adjectives: short, true, little, bad, excellent, main, important, famous, major, less, later.

sense	give sense	work sense
ability	give ability	work ability
power	give power	work power
job	give job	work job
Other words: time, way, example, money, bit, gun, orders, powers.

Usually, the modder or a team of modders will get a bit too ambitious in their work and give up trying to complete the mod or real life issues pop up that prevent them from finishing their work.

Source: Vaporware
BIONICLE has "Naming Day", in which all the Matoran get a day off work and give each other gifts.

Source: You Mean Xmas
Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory: Invoked in The Cell real thoughts, as Doug admits he's had periods of just wanting people to analyze him and his work and give him attention.

Source: Creator / Doug Walker

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