Sign for GIVE in ASL | ASL Dictionary

How do you sign “Give” in ASL?

GIVE: GIVE in American Sign Language (ASL) means to hand something over. The video and animated demonstration below show the sign.

ASL sign for give — animated demonstration

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How is GIVE used in ASL?

GIVE moves gifts, favors, and the salt across the table. ASL points the verb through space toward the receiver, so giving to me and giving to you differ in direction, a piece of grammar students find satisfyingly logical. Holidays hand it a busy season.

It appears in Lesson 43 of Book 2.

📖 GIVE is taught in Lesson 43 of ASL 102: Building Conversations — Book 2 of the 216-Day Challenge →




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