GIVE (SOMETHING) OVER TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of GIVE (SOMETHING) OVER TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

give something over to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ give )

1 . be given over to something to be used for a particular purpose:

The land surrounding the village was given over to vineyards.

The whole day was given over to cooking and preparing for the celebrations.

2 . give yourself over to something to spend all your time doing something:

In his youth he had given himself over to pleasure.

3 . to give responsibility for or control over something to a particular person, organization etc:

The running of internal affairs was given over to the Chancellor.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.