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Benoni is the original name of the biblical Benjamin. It is the given name of: Benoni Aubert (1768–1832), Norwegian surveyor and soldier Benoni Beheyt
Benoni_(given_name)
Topics referred to by the same term
Africa Benoni, a barangay in Mahinog, Camiguin, Philippines Benoni (given name), a list of people Giuseppe Benoni (1618–1684), Italian architect Benoni Premier
Benoni
French general and dictator (1856–1951)
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (French: [filip petɛ̃]; 24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Marshal Pétain (French: maréchal Pétain
Philippe_Pétain
Benhadad Benhail Benhanan Benjamin, son of the right hand; Benimi Beno Benoni Benzoheth Beon, meaning uncertain Beor Bera Berachah Berachiah Beraiah Berea
List of biblical names starting with B
List_of_biblical_names_starting_with_B
South African actor
roles in the popular television serials and films Invictus, Straight Outta Benoni, Scout's Safari and Scandal!. He was born and raised in Johannesburg, South
Given_Stuurman
Chess opening
The Modern Benoni is a chess opening that begins with the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6. It is classified under the ECO codes A60–A79. After the initial
Modern_Benoni
Biblical figure and son of Jacob and Rachel
Hebrew Bible, Benjamin's name arose when Jacob deliberately changed the name "Benoni", the original name of Benjamin, since Benoni was an allusion to Rachel's
Benjamin
Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain is always referred to as Philippe Pétain, because Philippe was the given name that he used in daily life. Middle names in
French_name
Czech chess player
The name Hromádka Indian Defense is sometimes given to the chess opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 d6 4.c4 e5, otherwise known as the Czech Benoni or the
Karel_Hromádka
South African and American actress (born 1975)
South African citizenship. Charlize Theron was born in South Africa, in Benoni in Transvaal Province (Gauteng Province since 1994). She is the only child
Charlize_Theron
Former First lady of Zimbabwe; wife of Robert Mugabe
Africans by New African magazine in 2014. Grace Ntombizodwa was born in Benoni, South Africa to migrant parents as the fourth of five children in the family
Grace_Mugabe
Initial moves of a chess game
the Dutch and the Sicilian. Other openings, such as the Alekhine and the Benoni, invite the opponent to overextend and form pawn weaknesses. Specific openings
Chess_opening
Chess opening
dangerous attacking chances. Meanwhile, advancing a queenside pawn has given Black a spatial advantage there and provides a basis for future operations
Sicilian_Defence
Uprising in South Africa from 1921 to 1922
the Transvaal Scottish were ordered to deploy to Benoni, where they were then meant to relieve the Benoni police station. Leaving behind 250 men at the Drill
Rand_Rebellion
Princess of Monaco since 2011
old. She attended Tom Newby Primary school and Rynfield Primary School in Benoni, near Johannesburg, from 1988 to 1991. As a child, she was devastated by
Charlene,_Princess_of_Monaco
named after HRH Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi of Savoy Benoni – the original name of the Biblical Benjamin Durban – Sir Benjamin d'Urban Johannesburg
List of places named after people
List_of_places_named_after_people
Open-source online chess platform
bots participating but unregistered players can also join and are given their user names randomly. Example profile A bullet chess game in progress A chess
Lichess
Type of all-terrain vehicle
the UK) on a planned Pinzgauer II was evaluated by a BAE subsidiary in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa, but no vehicle was ever made. Being both unarmed
Steyr-Puch_Pinzgauer
Chess opening
the Old Benoni Defence. It is less common than the standard Benoni Defence (1...Nf6 2.c4 c5). 1...Nc6 is the Bogoljubov–Mikenas Defense, named after Efim
Queen's_Pawn_Game
South African politician (born 1982)
between June 2022 and February 2025. Motara was born on 7 December 1982 in Benoni on the East Rand in the former Transvaal Province.[citation needed] Her
Tasneem_Motara
Chess opening
followed by e4. Black stakes out their own claim to the centre with the Benoni-style ...c5, or ...e5. If White resolves the central pawn tension with d5
King's_Indian_Defence
Chess-playing automaton hoax (1770–1854)
1841; but the Chinese Museum remained "the popular, but not accurate, name given to the whole building". As for the Philadelphia Museum, Edmund Peale (a
Mechanical_Turk
Species of tropical fish
1094M. doi:10.2307/1936149. JSTOR 1936149. Magurran, Anne E.; Seghers, Benoni H. (1991). "Variation in schooling and aggression amongst guppy (Poecilia
Guppy
Johannes Brand Alexandra – Alexandra Papenfus (wife of farmer) Benoni – the original name of the Biblical Benjamin Boksburg – W.E. Bok, state secretary
List of places in South Africa named after people
List_of_places_in_South_Africa_named_after_people
Road in South Africa
with Leandra and Kinross via Germiston, Boksburg, Benoni and Springs. For much of its route it is named Main Reef Road. The R29 used to end near the Golela
R29_(South_Africa)
Hamlet in Leicestershire, England
Highways and Byways in Leicestershire. London: Macmillan; p. 422 Evans, Arthur Benoni (1881) Leicestershire Words, Phrases, and Proverbs. London: Trübner & Co
Barton_in_the_Beans
Israeli billionaire businessman (1930–2026)
was estimated at US$1.1 billion. Morris Kahn was born in March 1930 in Benoni, South Africa, to a Jewish family from Lithuania. He is the eldest child
Morris_Kahn
South African law enforcement officer
command, is also linked to the theft of a truck and its load in Putfontein, Benoni, and the kidnapping of the driver, in March 2023. It is also alleged that
Julius_Mkhwanazi
Ghanaian cricketer (born 1998)
Against Sierra Leone at Willowmore Park, Benoni". r/Cricket. Retrieved 18 December 2023. "Watch: Batters given out obstructing the field and timed out
Godfred_Bakiweyem
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Hurly Long (born 1995), German golfer Eileen Hurly (born 1932, Benoni, South Africa), former Southern Transvaal and South Africa cricketer John
Hurly
Bc4 g4 6.Nc3 – named after Alexander McDonnell Mieses Opening – 1.d3 – named after Jacques Mieses Mikenas Variation of the Modern Benoni – 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
List of chess openings named after people
List_of_chess_openings_named_after_people
Surname list
D'Entremont is a surname, originally French. People with this surname include: Benoni d'Entremont (c. 1745–1841), mariner, shipbuilder, office holder, justice
D'Entremont_(surname)
Portuguese-born South African soccer player (1945–2023)
276-goal tally. Pereira was even given an "African" nickname by the Chiefs supporters: "Baba ka Sibongile". Pereira coached Benoni United, where he discovered
Jingles_Pereira
Sporting event delegation
Individual road race Willy Vanden Berghen Benoni Beheyt Robert Lelangue Joseph Geurts Team time trial Benoni Beheyt Willy Monty Willy Vanden Berghen Yvan
Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Belgium_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics
Records of the National Park Service.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Lathrop, Elsie (2006). Historic Houses of Early America
List of the oldest buildings in the United States
List_of_the_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_States
American chess player (born 1958)
Peter Winston vs. Walter Browne Atlantic Open, New York City, 1 July 1972 Benoni Defense, Taimanov Variation (A67) 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5
Peter_Winston_(chess_player)
the delay is added to the player's remaining time. Fischerandom The name given by Bobby Fischer for the variation of chess he invented. See Chess960
Glossary_of_chess
Surname list
Ireland and Scotland. Notable people with the name include: Barbara Whitten, American physicist Benoni Whitten (died 1883), American attorney and judge
Whitten_(surname)
Chess opening
head for a Benoni-type structure with 7.Nge2 followed by 8.d5, which frequently transposes to the Kapengut Variation of the Modern Benoni. However, after
King's Indian Defence, Sämisch Variation
King's_Indian_Defence,_Sämisch_Variation
Reference work on chess openings
ECO code is a registered trademark of Chess Informant. English Opening Benoni Defence Dutch Defence Réti Opening Benko Gambit Old Indian Defence Bird's
Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
Encyclopaedia_of_Chess_Openings
Soviet and Latvian chess grandmaster (1936–1992)
openings named after him, however, such as the Tal Variation in the Caro-Kann and in the Sicilian Scheveningen. But his aggressive use of the Modern Benoni, particularly
Mikhail_Tal
Largest city in South Africa
Rosebank and Roodepoort in addition to the original CBD. Some tend to include Benoni and Germiston as well. Due to its many different central districts, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Chess opening
continues with 6.Bd5 (also possible are 6.Bb3 and 6.b4), which is often given an exclamation mark by theory books. This precise move gives rise to the
Traxler_Counterattack
Game piece for playing chess
immediately removed from the game. A square may hold only one piece at any given time. Except for castling and the knight's move, no piece may jump over
Chess_piece
Chess patterns
pieces that deliver checkmate, termed checkmate patterns, have been given specific names. The diagrams that follow show these checkmates with White checkmating
Checkmate_pattern
March 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011. Amin, Idi; Turyahikayo-Rugyema, Benoni (1998). Idi Amin Speaks – An Annotated Selection of His Speeches. "DRC:
History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
History_of_Libya_under_Muammar_Gaddafi
Prestige variety of Yue Chinese
1949. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 143–161. ISBN 978-1-4020-8038-8. Benoni, Lanctot (1867). Chinese and English Phrase Book: With the Chinese Pronunciation
Cantonese
Political alliance in Liberia
Urey was defeated by CDC candidate Abu Kamara. ALP leader, businessman Benoni Urey was the initial chairman of the CPP, serving for nearly two years.
Collaborating Political Parties
Collaborating_Political_Parties
Chess opening
misplaced in the centre, and White has a pawn majority on the kingside, but has given up the bishop pair in exchange. It is difficult for White to exploit the
Berlin_Defence
Chief Rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth (born 1956)
well as Muizenberg Shul in the Western Cape; he also served as rabbi in Benoni for a time, during which Mirvis attended local schools. Mirvis says his
Ephraim_Mirvis
American journalist and writer (1826 – 1882)
and artists such as Bierce, Daniel "Dan" O'Connell, Frederick Whymper and Benoni Irwin, and Margaret Bowman was elected by acclamation to honorary member
James_F._Bowman
Configuration of pawns on a chessboard
board. Openings: Primary: King's Indian, Ruy Lopez (Spanish), Pirc. Other: Benoni, Philidor, Trompowsky, English, Italian Game, Four Knights Game (Scotch
Pawn_structure
South African bishop and anti-apartheid activist (1931–2021)
Alban's Parish, Benoni, where he was reunited with his wife and children, and earned two-thirds of what his white counterparts were given. In 1962, Tutu
Desmond_Tutu
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Urey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Urey may refer to: Benoni Urey (born 1957), Americo-Liberian businessman and politician Clemenceau Urey
Urey
Rare method of dismissal in cricket
Retrieved 4 June 2026. "GHA vs SLE Cricket Scorecard, 12th Match, Group B at Benoni, December 17, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2025. Engel, Matthew;
Timed_out
took names relating to indigenous African military history and 25 took names relating to the apartheid and colonial era. Units were initially given three
2019 renaming of South African National Defence Force reserve units
2019_renaming_of_South_African_National_Defence_Force_reserve_units
tournament which began between the six months of April and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between
List of One Day International cricket records
List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_records
Chess opening
The move numbers in the following discussion are based on the move order given in bold. After 8...b5, White usually parries the threat of ...b4 by playing
Sicilian Defence, Sveshnikov Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Sveshnikov_Variation
Surname list
Australian racing driver Baynard Rush Hall (1793–1863), American academic Benoni Hall (1710–1779), American judge Benton Jay Hall (1835–1894), American politician
Hall_(surname)
Surname list
held by some of the descendants of the Crusader William Gardiner (son of Benoni), son of George of Newport, that William won his crest at Acre in 1191,
Gardner_(surname)
American chess grandmaster (1943–2008)
Indian Defense against 1.d4, only rarely venturing into the Nimzo-Indian, Benoni, Grünfeld or Neo-Grünfeld. Fischer acknowledged difficulty playing against
Bobby_Fischer
Chess opening
From essayed the gambit in the Paris 1867 tournament and he is usually given credit for the opening. The Danish Gambit was popular with masters of the
Danish_Gambit
Town and district capital in Sabah, Malaysia
which is divided between Bruneian Malay (particularly in the villages of Benoni, Buang Sayang, Bongawan, Kampung Laut, Kelanahan, Takis, Kimanis and Kinarut)
Papar,_Malaysia
Surname list
Belva Ann Lockwood (1830–1917), American feminist, lawyer and politician Benoni Lockwood III (1805–1851), American clipper ship captain Betty Lockwood (1924–2019)
Lockwood_(surname)
Match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky
move, 41...Bd3+! It was Fischer's first-ever win against Spassky. Modern Benoni: Classical Main Line (ECO A77) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5
World_Chess_Championship_1972
South African politician
opposing Lebogang Maile. On 27 June 2022, at the provincial conference in Benoni, Lesufi was elected Provincial Chairperson of the Gauteng ANC, receiving
Panyaza_Lesufi
Province in Northern Mindanao, Philippines
from the north, across Bohol Sea Mount Butay is located near the Port of Benoni. Mount Guisiliban is the southernmost volcano of the island. Located just
Camiguin
lists 27 January 1991 as Chirilă's date of birth. Cori's birth date is given as 30 July 1995 by Di Felice and on his IM title application. His GM title
List_of_chess_grandmasters
South African cricketer
home series against Bangladesh in 2002–03, though in a ten-wicket win at Benoni, he made no contribution with bat or ball. He top-scored in the next match
Martin_van_Jaarsveld
Internet chess server
as undergraduate students at Brigham Young University, bought the domain name, and Aficionado moved to chessmentor.com. Erik and Jay assembled a team of
Chess.com
First Headmaster of Harvard college
wife and children who left New England, except for his two year old son Benoni. According to Winthrop's History of New England[5], the ship in which the
Nathaniel_Eaton
Major League Baseball pitcher Art Evans (1942–2024), American actor Arthur Benoni Evans (1781–1854), British writer Arthur Evans (1851–1941), English archeologist
List of people with surname Evans
List_of_people_with_surname_Evans
Town in Gauteng, South Africa
Boksburg Benoni Hospital, is a regional hospital situated in Boksburg. It is one of the oldest hospitals in Gauteng, opened in 1905 as the Boksburg-Benoni Hospital
Boksburg
English manufacturer
Johannesburg, which was replaced in 1948 when a large new works was erected at Benoni, near Johannesburg. Between the First World War and Second World War the
Robert_Hudson_(company)
Chess tournament
500 prize fund for the event as well as Nokia mobile communicators to be given to the top four finishers and the two top Polish players. Karpov vs. Anand
World Blitz Chess Championship
World_Blitz_Chess_Championship
Chess opening
7...b5 or the quieter 7...e6. The latter can transpose into the Modern Benoni. The modern alternative 5...0-0 6.Nf3 Na6!? aims at sacrificing a pawn with
King's Indian Defence, Four Pawns Attack
King's_Indian_Defence,_Four_Pawns_Attack
Chess opening
will probably play 2...d5. This can transpose to the Panov–Botvinnik (B14, given above, with 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4) or Caro–Kann (B10, with the double capture
Caro–Kann_Defence
1978–1979 armed conflict in East Africa
failures to their low morale and lack of military intelligence. Academic Benoni Turyahikayo-Rugyema wrote in 1998 that "Had Amin not invaded the Kagera
Uganda–Tanzania_War
were found in an old mine shaft close to New Modder Road this morning". Benoni City Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021. "South Africa: Search for killers
Crime_in_South_Africa
Chess piece
long diagonal (here h1–a8). A fianchettoed bishop should generally not be given up lightly, since the resulting holes in the pawn formation may prove to
Bishop_(chess)
Advantage of White over Black in chess
that with best play White wins against the Grünfeld Defense, the Modern Benoni, the Benko Gambit and other (unnamed) "major defences", and achieves at
First-move_advantage_in_chess
President of South Africa from 2008 to 2009
Transvaal (now Gauteng). He is named for his maternal grandfather, Kgalema Madingoane, who was a councillor in Benoni and later a community leader in
Kgalema_Motlanthe
Chess opening
pawn, but the sacrifice has also stripped off White's kingside defenders, given Black a lead in development, and rendered White's 8.c3 irrelevant. Black
Ruy_Lopez
Chess opening
Old Indian type of position after 4.d5, with 3...c5, which may lead to a Benoni type of position after 4.d5 or transpose to Prins Variation of the Sicilian
Pirc_Defence
Name list
Leoncio or Leôncio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Leoncio Afonso, (born 1916), Spanish academic in the geography, history and toponymics
Leoncio
International crisis following 2023 coup in Niger
Fahiraman Rodrigue; Koné, Hassane; Souaré, Issaka K; Sow, Djiby; Théroux-Bénoni, Lori-Anne; Toupane, Paulin Maurice (2024). Rethinking responses to unconstitutional
Nigerien_crisis_(2023–2024)
Province of the Philippines
service between Bohol and Opol, Cagayan de Oro, Camiguin (Balbagon and Benoni), and Nasipit with (with roll-on/roll-off) routes. The port of Ubay is the
Bohol
Russian chess grandmaster (1926–2016)
variations are named after Taimanov in the Sicilian Defence, Modern Benoni and Nimzo-Indian Defence. He wrote books on two of his named variations, as
Mark_Taimanov
Generalized neurodevelopmental disorder
known person in the British colonies with an intellectual disability was Benoni Buck, son of Richard Buck, whose life and guardianship battles provide significant
Intellectual_disability
President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016
suffered in court proceedings, citing even the names of those who tortured her, such as Army Captain Benoni de Arruda Albernaz, mentioned by several other
Dilma_Rousseff
Pedestrian path along the side of a road
zone Sidewalk in Nishapur, Iran near Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam Sidewalk in Benoni, South Africa Bicycle parking on a sidewalk Sidewalk in Omagh, Northern
Sidewalk
Chess opening
that it was not thought necessary to give it a name, like 1.e4 also has no name. Names were only given after 3.Bc4, in order to distinguish between Black's
Italian_Game
Chess opening
development beginning 8...e6. The last word on the line has not yet been given. The whole variation with 6...Nbd7 is covered in the book by Ľubomír Ftáčnik
Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Najdorf_Variation
Country in North Africa
from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Idi Amin; Benoni Turyahikayo-Rugyema (1998). Idi Amin speaks: an annotated selection of his
Libya
Restorative Free Will, he writes that we should focus on our ability, in any given setting, to generate a wide range of options for ourselves, and to decide
List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
List_of_University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill_alumni
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Springs, following some satellite studios that had been opened in Brakpan, Benoni and Boksburg. Springs is served by two national highways, namely the N12
Springs,_South_Africa
South African activist (1971–2017)
activists. Prudence Nobantu Mabele was born in the Wattville township near Benoni, in the east of Johannesburg, South Africa on 21 July 1971. She was raised
Prudence_Nobantu_Mabele
South African cricketer
ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017. "West Indies tour of South Africa at Benoni, Jan 9-12 2004. Match Summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018
Morné_Morkel
Chess opening
originally considered the main variation, was thus given the ECO code B79 (whereas ...Rc8 was not given any). It was advocated by GM Chris Ward in his books
Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation
Sicilian_Defence,_Dragon_Variation
Hawaiian musician, teacher, rancher (1842–1930)
Ward)”, "Maid of Honolulu," and “Beautiful Kahana”. In 1864, she married Benoni Richmond Davison, a pharmacist, the superintendent of the United States
Mary Jane Kekulani Fayerweather
Mary_Jane_Kekulani_Fayerweather
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, BENSON means "son of Ben."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Female
English
English variant spelling of Native American Dakota Winona, WENONA means "firstborn daughter."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Hill, Heights
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ben-Owniy, BENONI means "son of my sorrow." In the bible, this is the name given to Benjamin by his mother Rachel as she died giving birth to him.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Language of God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Benn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Benne, a pet form of Benedict (see Benn).English : habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic composed of a pet form of the personal name Beniamin (see Bien, Benjamin) + German Sohn ‘son’.Scandinavian : altered form of such names as Bengtsson, Bendtsen, patronymics from Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict.
Boy/Male
Biblical Hebrew
Son of my sorrow or pain.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Rough.
Boy/Male
Slavic Russian Polish
Lively.
Boy/Male
Scottish American
White hawk.
Male
English
Pet form of English Benjamin, BENJI means "son of the right hand."
Biblical
son of my sorrow, or pain
Boy/Male
Indian
Hill, Heights
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, Christian, Danish, French, Hebrew
Son of My Sorrow or Pain; Son of My Sorrows
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Lady of Begona
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : patronymic from a reduced form of the personal name Bernhard.English : patronymic from the personal name Benne (see Benn).
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Oath.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Naomhán, NIVEN means either "little saint."
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Paint
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Swedish
Born of the Right Hand; Form of Benjamin; Son; Blessed
Girl/Female
Indian
Earth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : according to Reaney and Wilson, this is from a Middle English personal name derived from an unattested Old English one, Tæbba. The surname is found mainly in Cornwall, so it could in fact be from a Cornish personal name.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Krishna
Boy/Male
Hindu
A noble descent
Girl/Female
Arabic
Clever; Smart
Surname or Lastname
English
English : altered spelling of Brittain.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Hunter
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Who can Hide Easily; Star
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
BENONI GIVEN-NAME
n.
To pledge; as, to give one's word.
n.
To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
n.
The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy.
p. p.
of Give
n.
The spicebush (Lindera benzoin).
n.
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
n.
One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
prep.
Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's strength.
n.
To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given.
adv.
Stated; fixed; as, in a given time.
n.
To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy.
p. p.
Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in woe-begone).
n.
To cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc.
v. i.
To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
n.
To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
v.
Granted; assumed; supposed to be known; set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise.
n.
To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
v. i.
To give a gift or gifts.
v.
Disposed; inclined; -- used with an adv.; as, virtuously given.