Dictionary Use

Dear students,

I urge you all to use your dictionaries while looking up a word. It is the best way to give an accurate answer! Do not depend on your faded memory from movies. Just make the effort to open your dictionary!

PHRASAL VERBS WITH "GIVE"

• give something away = give away something = give something because you do not want or need it.
  She gave her old clothes away when she moved.
• give something away = give away something = tell something secret.
  He doesn't want to give away how the system works.
• give somebody away = show where somebody is or what they are doing, when they are trying to keep this a secret.
  Peter looked down, but his voice gave him away.
• give in = accept that you are defeated, surrender.
  The enemy was forced to give in.
• give something in = give in something = give something to someone in authority = hand in.
  Students must give in their assignments next week.
• give off something = produce a smell, heat, sound, etc.
  The walls gave off a smell of paint for a week.
• give onto something = lead to a place.
  The balcony gives onto the swimming pool.
• give out = stop working properly, become weaker.
  After running for one hour, her legs finally gave out.
• give something out = give out something = give something to each person in a group = hand out.
  Please give the copies out.
• give out something = produce a light, heat or a signal, emit.
  The lamp gave out a yellowish light.
• give over = stop doing something that is annoying other people.
  Come on, give over complaining!
• give something over to somebody = give responsibility for something to somebody.
  The organisation of the meeting was given over to the secretary.
• give up = stop trying to do something, surrender.
  I give up. What's the answer?
• give up something = give something up = stop doing something.
  Laura has decided to give up her piano lessons.
• give up something = give something up = give something that is yours to somebody else.
  The kid gave up his seat to the old lady.
• give somebody up = allow somebody to be caught by the police.
  As he noticed that he was surrounded, he thief gave himself up.
• give somebody up = give up somebody = end a romantic relationship with somebody.
  After five years together, she eventually gave him up.