Phrasal Verb 'Give'

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Give away

Meaning: Entrust your daughter to her husband through the marriage ceremony

Example: He GAVE his daughter AWAY and told the groom to look after her.

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Give away

Meaning: Tell a secret, often unintentionally

Example: She didn't GIVE anything AWAY about the party so it came as a complete surprise to me.

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Give away

Meaning: Distribute something for free

Example: In this issue of the magazine, they are giving away a free DVD.

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Give away

Meaning: Give without asking for or expecting payment

Example: He decided to GIVE his new album AWAY in a magazine.

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Give away

Meaning: Give an advantage to your opponent in a sport by making a mistake, playing badly, etc

Example: They GAVE AWAY two goals in the first half.

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Give away

Meaning: Give an unwanted baby to people to bring up

Example: She had to GIVE her baby AWAY as she couldn't afford to bring it up.

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Give away

Meaning: Betray, report to authorities

Example: The gang GAVE him AWAY to the police.

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Give away

Meaning: Give a weight advantage to an opponent in boxing

Example: He is GIVING AWAY thirty pounds to the challenger.

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Give back

Meaning: Return something you've borrowed

Example: I GAVE the money BACK that she'd lent to me.

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Give back

Meaning: Return something that someone has lost

Example: Nothing could GIVE me BACK the way I felt before the scandal.

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Give in

Meaning: Stop doing something because it's too hard or requires too much energy

Example: I couldn't finish the crossword puzzle and had to GIVE IN and look at the answers.

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Give in

Meaning: Submit homework, etc.

Example: The projects have to be GIVEN IN three weeks before we break up for the end of term.

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Give in

Meaning: Surrender, accept defeat

Example: They GAVE IN when the police surrounded the building.

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Give in

Meaning: Offer or submit for judgement, approval

Example: They GAVE IN their complaint to the court.

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Give in to

Meaning: Agree to something you don't like

Example: The government says it will not GIVE IN TO terrorists.

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Give in to

Meaning: Allow a feeling or desire to control you

Example: Eventually, I GAVE IN TO my anger and screamed at them.

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Give it to

Meaning: Criticise harshly or punish someone for something

Example: They really GAVE IT TO me for forgetting to turn up.

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Give it up for

Meaning: Applaud

Example: Please GIVE IT UP FOR our next guest.

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Give it up to

Meaning: Applaud

Example: Please GIVE IT UP TO our next guest.

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Give of

Meaning: Contribute without expecting anything in return, usually time or money

Example: He GIVE OF his free time to help the club.

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Give off

Meaning: Emit pollution or something else unpleasant

Example: The police stopped the van because it was GIVING OFF a lot of black smoke.

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Give off

Meaning: Behave in a way that makes people think of you in a certain way

Example: She GIVES OFF an air of nobility.

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Give off

Meaning: Expand

Example: The company is GIVING OFF all over the country.

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Give off

Meaning: Follow or take one of 2 or more branches (instructions, in machine code) in writing a computer program (using system software for a programming language)

Example: A particular application of a processing code can be GIVEN OFF while requiring minimal run-time support.

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Give onto

Meaning: Open into a place, for a door or window

Example: The French windows GIVE ONTO the lawn.

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Give out

Meaning: Distribute

Example: Somebody was GIVING leaflets OUT in front of the underground station.

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Give out

Meaning: Stop working, through age or overuse

Example: I'd been having trouble with my laptop and it finally GAVE OUT at the weekend.

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Give out

Meaning: Have no more of a supply

Example: The water GAVE OUT after a week in the desert.

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Give out

Meaning: Make public

Example: They GAVE the names of the winners OUT last night.

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Give out

Meaning: Emit

Example: The factory GIVES OUT a lot of fumes.

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Give out

Meaning: End or finish somewhere

Example: The path GIVES OUT halfway around the lake.

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Give out

Meaning: Make a sound or noise

Example: She GAVE OUT a moan.

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Give out

Meaning: Read the wordings of a hymn or psalm aloud for congregational singing

Example: He GAVE OUT the psalm.

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Give out

Meaning: Complain, moan

Example: My students are always GIVING OUT about the rain.

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Give out to

Meaning: Scold, tell off, nag

Example: The teacher GAVE OUT TO us for being late.

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Give over

Meaning: Stop doing something bad or annoying

Example: They were making a lot of noise so I told them to GIVE OVER.

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Give over

Meaning: Entrust, pass on responsibility

Example: We've GIVEN the premises OVER to the new company.

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Give over

Meaning: Stop an activity

Example: The police told the rioters to GIVE OVER.

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Give over to

Meaning: Dedicate, devote

Example: He GAVE himself OVER TO finding his son.

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Give over to

Meaning: Transfer responsibility

Example: After her death, they GAVE control of the estate OVER TO her niece.

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Give over!

Meaning: An expression of disbelief

Example: They've doubled your salary- GIVE OVER!

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Give up

Meaning: Stop doing something that has been a habit

Example: I GAVE UP taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.

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Give up

Meaning: Stop being friendly, end relationships

Example: She GAVE UP all her school friends when she went to university.

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Give up

Meaning: Stop doing something

Example: I have GIVEN UP trying to help them.

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Give up

Meaning: Surrender, stop trying

Example: I can't think of the answer; I GIVE UP.

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Give up

Meaning: Sacrifice or dedicate time, etc, to something

Example: I GAVE UP all my free time to the project.

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Give up

Meaning: Allow someone to sit in your chair, take your place, etc

Example: I GAVE UP my seat to a pregnant woman.

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Give up

Meaning: Allow or give away a run while pitching (baseball)

Example: He has GIVEN UP 14 earned runs in 14 innings.

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Give up on

Meaning: Lose faith in or stop believing in something or someone

Example: I GAVE UP ON them when I heard what they were saying about me behind my back.

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Give up on

Meaning: Stop feeling hope

Example: I have GIVEN UP ON them; they never do what they promise.

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Give up to

Meaning: Denounce, report to authorities

Example: He GAVE his accomplices UP TO the police.

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Give way

Meaning: Stop to allow vehicles to pass

Example: You must GIVE WAY at this junction.

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Give way

Meaning: Collapse, break

Example: The dam GAVE WAY when the floods rose.

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Give way to

Meaning: Yield, surrender, retreat

Example: Don't GIVE WAY TO your worst fears about this.

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Give way to

Meaning: Relinquish position or ascendancy

Example: Night GIVES WAY TO day.

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Give way to

Meaning: Be replaced by something better, cheaper, more modern, etc

Example: Cottage industries GAVE WAY TO the big companies.

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Give way to

Meaning: Allow a vehicle to pass in front

Example: You must GIVE WAY TO oncoming traffic.

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Give way to

Meaning: Surrender to strong emotions

Example: He GAVE WAY TO his anger and started screaming at them.

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Give yourself up

Meaning: Surrender to the police or authorities

Example: The gang GAVE THEMSELVES UP last night.

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Give yourself up to

Meaning: Dedicate time, energy, etc, to something

Example: He GAVE himself UP TO his job.

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