Meaning trap
give out
announce
to officially announce or state information.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
to officially announce or state information.
Another meaning of 'give out' is 'distribute'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The results will be given out at the end of the meeting.
The university gave out the list of successful applicants on their website last Friday.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The teacher gave out that the test was cancelled.
Say: The teacher announced that the test was cancelled.
'Give out' + a that-clause is unnatural. This sense works with a noun object (information, details, results); for news use 'announce/say'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Give out' means broadcast info to a group. 'Disseminate' is bureaucratic and almost never spoken.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
give out + information
- information
- details
- the results
- warnings
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- give out (distribute) — Another meaning of 'give out' is 'distribute'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.