Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"I am passing on my genes to my children"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 2
"Please communicate this message to all employees"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 3
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 4
"Time marches on"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 5
cause to be distributed
"This letter is circulating among the faculty"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 6
"hand me the spoon, please"
"Turn the files over to me, please"
"He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
Type of:
transfer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 7
"give a secret to the Russians"
"leave your name and address here"
Type of:
tell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
76
Times Searched
3
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