To Give
To Grant, To Bestow
transitive verb, ichidan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means give so the verb vocab version is to give or to grant.
This is a relatively formal word that is generally used in writing. In conversations, people commonly use more relaxed words like あげる or くれる.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You go to give a bone to your dog. Atta (あた) boy, Sparky! Atta boy.
その本は、多くの人の人生に影響を与えました。
That book has given many people significant influence in their lives.
アルバイトの学生に会社のデータベースにアクセスする権限を与えた。
I granted permission to the part-time student worker to access the company database.
人にダメージを与えるような発言ばかりしていると、嫌われますよ。
People will dislike you if you keep making remarks that cause harm to others.
今日は、相手にいい印象を与えるようなスモールトークの受け答えの練習をしましょう。
Let's practice small talk today and respond in a way that will give a good impression to the other person.
まず初めに、お忙しい中足をお運び頂き誠に有り難うございます。また、このような素晴らしいプレゼンテーションの機会を与えて頂いたことにも、感謝申し上げます。
First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere thanks for taking time out of your busy schedules to be here and for granting me the fantastic opportunity to give this presentation.