be given

be given
verb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
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She tends to be nervous before her lectures

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These dresses run small

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He inclined to corpulence

Syn: ↑tend, ↑lean, ↑incline, ↑run
Derivationally related forms: ↑inclination (for: ↑incline), ↑tendency (for: ↑tend)
Hypernyms: ↑be
Hyponyms: ↑take kindly to, ↑suffer, ↑gravitate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s to INFINITIVE


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