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Phrasal Verbs with the word 'Give' - II

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    28 December at 09:00 AM

Hello friends, today, we will learn phrasal verbs that start with the word ‘Give’ along with their meanings and usages.

 

Verb → Give

  • Give of (oneself or something)

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.

 

  • Give off

Meaning – To emit, discharge, or radiate something

Usage – The heater is giving off a strange smell these days.

 

  • Give out

Meaning – To distribute

Usage – Volunteers will come around and give out pamphlets before the lecture.

 

  • Give out

Meaning – To suddenly fail or collapse

Usage – With just a mile to go in the race, my legs just gave out.

 

  • Give out

Meaning – To announce or publicize something

Usage – Please don't give out news of our engagement just yet.

 

  • Give out

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.

 

  • Give out

Meaning – To become depleted

Usage – Enthusiasm for this project has really given out after all the delays.

 

  • Give over

Meaning – To present or yield something to someone

Usage – I'm shocked that Bill finally gave over the money he owed me.

 

  • Give over

Meaning – To dedicate or devote something to some cause or goal

Usage – I'm impressed that the actor gave his millions over so freely.

 

  • Give up

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.

 

  • Give up

Meaning – To abandon some task or goal

Usage – Oh, don't give up—you'll get this boiler fixed eventually.

 

  • Give up

Meaning – To stop doing something in particular, often a habit

Usage – You must give up smoking as your health is deteriorating.

 

  • Give up

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.

 

  • Give up

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.

 

  • Give up

Meaning – To fully pledge or devote oneself to something

Usage – To deal with the grief, I gave myself up to my research.

 

  • Give up

Meaning – To consider lost or without hope

Usage – I gave the package up for lost when it didn't arrive in two weeks.

 

  • Give way

Meaning – To fall apart or fail

Usage – Don't stand on that rickety old chair—it's liable to give way at any moment.

 

  • Give way

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.

 

  • Give way

Meaning – To succumb to something

Usage – After a long day at work, I gave way to exhaustion and fell asleep on the couch.

 

  • Give way

Meaning – To accommodate demand for something

Usage – I finally gave way to their pleas and let the kids have ice cream for dinner

 

  • Give way to

Meaning – Allow somebody/something to go first

UsageGive way to traffic coming from the left.

 

  • Give way to

Meaning – Feel and express a strong emotion, without trying to hide it or stop it

Usage – She refused to give way to despair.

 

  • Give way to

Meaning – Allow somebody to have what they want

Usage – We must not give way to their demands.

 

  • Give way to

Meaning – Be replaced by something

Usage – The storm gave way to bright sunshine.

 

 

 

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