be seeing sb ,/bi: sinr] (sb)/ to have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone. especially a relationship that is not very serious and does not last very long: Do you know if Tanya's seeing anyone at the moment? I A couple of years after they got married, he started seeing other women.
a romantic or sexual relationship
relationship ri'leipnjip [n CJ when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other: After his marriage broke up, he had a series of disas trous relationships,
+ with I don't want to start a relationship with him because Гт going back to South Africa.
The word mistress is a little old- fashioned, but it is often used when talking about famous people, or about people in history or literature.
affair /afeaV [n C) a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else. The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out. have an affair wit К sb I'd kill my husband if he had an affair with anyone!
/ling /flii]/ [n C] informal, a short and not very serious relationship: Yes, I did go out with nim, but it was just a fling, have a jliag They had a fling years ago.
ш to end a relationship
split up/break up split 'лр, breik лр [phrasal verb I] if two people split up or break up, they stop having a relationship with each other: Tim and I have split up. + with David has just broken up with his girlfriend. He's really upset.
leave /li;v T] to end a serious relationship with someone you live with, especially your husband or wife: His wife left hirn after 30 years of marriage.
leaving - left - have left
/inish with sb /'fimj wid (sb)' [phrasal verb T] British to end your relationship with your boyfriend or girlfriend: Frank? I finished with him years ago!
GIVE
^ see also get, provide, take/bring
if you mean 'give something to someone when they will give it back later', go to lend
II to give something to someone
give 'giv, \v T]
give sb stK I gave him $10. I Why don t we give her some flowers for her birthday? I Let me give you some advice. give stK to sb M/ou/d you give this letter
to your uncle when you see him? I
Russell was accused of giving secret information to the enemy.
giving - gave - have given
/i\ Don't say 'give to her the book'. Say give her the book or give the book to her
A In the passive, you can say either 'I was given it' or 'it was given to me': I was given this ring by my mother. I This ring was given to me by my mother.
pass /pa:s||paes/ [и T] to give something to
someone by putting it in their hand or putting it near them, especially because
they cannot reach it themselves: Could you pass the salt, please? pass sb stK Would you pass me my sweater. It's on the back of your chair, pass stK to sb Ellis quickly passed the note to the woman, looking around to check that no one had noticed.
/! \ It is more polite to say pass than give when you are asking for something that you can see but cannot reach: Could you \ pass me that book, please?
hand tend/ [и T] to give something to someone by putting it into their hand hand sb sth The nurse handed me a glass of brown liquid and told me to drink it.
hand sth to sb Please hand your tickets to the man at the door.
let sb have stK let (sb) 'haev (sth)/ to give something to someone, especially something they have asked for or something they need: If you could let me have your suggestions, if would be very helpful. I She lets her kids have anything they want.
give away /,giv owe! [phrasal verb T} to give something that you own to someone else, especially because you do not want it or need it
give away sth I gave away most of my old furniture because I didn't have room for it in my new apartment. give stK away He decided to give all his money away and become a monk, give stK away to sb I don't need all this stuff - III give it away to the first person who asks for ir.
provide prs'vaid' {и T] to make sure that someone has what they need, by giving it to them or making it available to them; The sports hall was built on land provided by the city authorities. provide sb with sth Could you please provide us with full details of your previous experience? provide sth for sb Jobs in restaurants provide a useful source of income for college students.
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present pri zent [u TJ to give someone something at an official ceremony: Who's going to present the prizes this year?
GIVE
present sb with stk The photo shows the Principal presenting me uith my certificate
present sth to sb Л little girl presented a basket of flowers to the President, be presented, with sth She was presented with a gold medal for bravery.
hand in/give in h;end m. giv m
[phrasal verb T) to give something ю someone in authority, ior example to the police or a teacher
hand/give in. sth When you leave the hotel please hand in your keys, i Luckily someone gave in her purse at the lost-and-found office. hand/give sth in Have you giueri your English assignment in yet?
В to give something to everyone in a group
haend not. giv 'aut [phrasa/ verb T] to give something to all the people in a group: The princess plans to hand out gifts at a children's hospital tomorrow. I Don't start the test until I've finished giving out the question papers.
hand/give out sth to sb Outside the embassy, students were handing out leaflets to everyone who walked past, handfgive sth out 1 need some volunteers to hand programs out tonight
pass around (also pass round
British) ' pens (o)'raondj|,paes-/ [phrasal verb
T] if a group of people passes something around, one person takes it and gives it to the next person, who then gives it to the next person
pass around sth They passed around a list and we each hod to sign our name. pass sth around Don't keep all the chocolates to yourself - pass them around!