1. To voluntarily transfer (property) to another without compensation (Jack gave his daughter a car on her birthday).
2. To confer by a formal act (the First Amendment gives all citizens the right to free speech).
3. To present for another to consider (the witness gave compelling testimony before the jury).
4. (Of a jury) to impose or award by verdict (the jury gave the defendant the death penalty) (the jury gave the plaintiff $1,000 in damages).