give over
verb
gave over; given over; giving over; gives over
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
British
: to cease an activity : stop
told him to give over and let me alone—
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Brendan BehanExamples of give over in a Sentence
his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy
gave over his entire savings to an investor
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
For example, the agency gave over $519 million for 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and behavioral crisis response services, and a little over $1 billion for mental health service block grants.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 6 June 2025
The foundation has given over $550 million since its inception, including over $71 million in Milwaukee.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
With up to 24 hours of battery life and a quick-charge function that gives over an hour of playback from a 10-minute top-up, it’s built to keep the music going all day.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
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“Give over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20over. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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