单词 | give over |
释义 | give1 /giv/transitive verb (givˈing; gāve; given /givˈn/)
ORIGIN: OE gefan (WSax giefan), the back g prob owing to Scand influence; ON gefa, Swed gifva, Dan give, Gothic giban, Ger geben givˈen adjective
Something that is assumed to be the case givˈenness noun givˈer noun A person who or thing which gives or bestows givˈing noun
giveˈaway noun
given name noun The name given to the individual, not that of the family, ie the first or Christian name, distinguished from the surname give and take
give as good as one gets To retort in equal measure in words or action give away
give birth to
give chase To pursue give ear (archaic) To listen (to) give forth
give ground or place To give way, yield give head see under head give in to (obsolete give into) To yield to give it to (someone) (informal) To scold or beat (someone) severely give it up for (informal) To show one's appreciation to (a person) by cheering or applause give line, head, rein, etc To give more liberty or scope (the metaphors from angling and horse-riding) give me (informal) I would choose if I had the choice give off To emit (eg a smell) give oneself away To betray one's secret unawares give or take Allowing for an error of (a certain amount) give out
give over
give over to To set (a period of time) aside for a particular purpose give place see give ground above. give rein see give line above. give the lie to
give tongue see under tongue give up
give up the ghost see under ghost give way
give way to
what gives? (informal)
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