| 单词 | give over for lost |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give over for (dead, lost) 6. To abandon the hope of seeing, finding, overtaking, etc. Also, to give over for (dead, lost): see for prep. 19b ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > specific something abstract forgivec1175 repealc1390 remit1394 disgorgea1523 to lay down1611 degorge1622 ungive1645 to give over1674 1674 tr. P. M. de la Martinière New Voy. Northern Countries 66 They gave us over for lost. 1678 Lady Chaworth in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 47 When the Doctors have given him over for dead. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xiii. 274 Having seen nothing of our boat, we gave her over as lost. 1797 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 15 I was now almost given over, the ponds, and even the river, near where I was lying, having been dragged. a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) v. ii, in Wks. (1821) II. 137 Sir Peter, you are come in good time, I promise you; for we had just given you over. 1830 H. Angelo Reminisc. (new ed.) I. 218 His friends..had given him over for lost. to give (over or up) for lost to give (over or up) for lost, also to give lost: see give v. 31b.extracted from lostadj.< as lemmas |
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