GIVE OVER


Meaning of GIVE OVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : cease

2. : entrust

3.

a. : to yield without restraint or control : abandon

gave themselves over to laughter

b. : to set apart for a particular purpose or use

4. archaic : to pronounce incurable

intransitive verb

British : to cease an activity : stop

told him to give over and let me alone — Brendan Behan

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.