Hello friends, today, we will learn phrasal verbs that start with the word ‘Give’ along with their meanings and usages.
Verb → Give
Meaning – To dedicate or devote oneself or something to some cause or goal
Usage – No wonder she's exhausted—she really gives of herself every time she takes the stage.
Meaning – To emit, discharge, or radiate something
Usage – The heater is giving off a strange smell these days.
Meaning – To distribute
Usage – Volunteers will come around and give out pamphlets before the lecture.
Meaning – To suddenly fail or collapse
Usage – With just a mile to go in the race, my legs just gave out.
Meaning – To announce or publicize something
Usage – Please don't give out news of our engagement just yet.
Meaning – To emit or release something
Usage – I guess we need to change the batteries in the smoke detector because it's giving out a dreadful sound.
Meaning – To become depleted
Usage – Enthusiasm for this project has really given out after all the delays.
Meaning – To present or yield something to someone
Usage – I'm shocked that Bill finally gave over the money he owed me.
Meaning – To dedicate or devote something to some cause or goal
Usage – I'm impressed that the actor gave his millions over so freely.
Meaning – To yield or relinquish something
Usage – It would be a shame if you had to give up this apartment—it's such a great location.
Meaning – To abandon some task or goal
Usage – Oh, don't give up—you'll get this boiler fixed eventually.
Meaning – To stop doing something in particular, often a habit
Usage – You must give up smoking as your health is deteriorating.
Meaning – To surrender or yield someone or oneself
Usage – You need to give yourself up to the cops before an innocent person gets caught in the crossfire.
Meaning – To lose faith in someone or something; to no longer believe in someone or something's potential for betterment
Usage – Don't give up on this team just yet.
Meaning – To fully pledge or devote oneself to something
Usage – To deal with the grief, I gave myself up to my research.
Meaning – To consider lost or without hope
Usage – I gave the package up for lost when it didn't arrive in two weeks.
Meaning – To fall apart or fail
Usage – Don't stand on that rickety old chair—it's liable to give way at any moment.
Meaning – To yield or give precedence to someone or something
Usage – My grief gave way to anger when I realized that Tom had been responsible.
Meaning – To succumb to something
Usage – After a long day at work, I gave way to exhaustion and fell asleep on the couch.
Meaning – To accommodate demand for something
Usage – I finally gave way to their pleas and let the kids have ice cream for dinner
Meaning – Allow somebody/something to go first
Usage – Give way to traffic coming from the left.
Meaning – Feel and express a strong emotion, without trying to hide it or stop it
Usage – She refused to give way to despair.
Meaning – Allow somebody to have what they want
Usage – We must not give way to their demands.
Meaning – Be replaced by something
Usage – The storm gave way to bright sunshine.
Verifying, please be patient.