give, and ye shall receive
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Meaning · English
If you give something, you will get something in return
Literally: give, and you will receive
Examples
She volunteers regularly, believing that give, and ye shall receive
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “give, and ye shall receive” mean?
If you give something, you will get something in return Literally: give, and you will receive
Is “give, and ye shall receive” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.