give away
Verb
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Verb
give away
- (transitive) To make a gift of (something).
- I didn't like that book, so I gave it away.
- (transitive) To relinquish control over.
- 2010 September, Stephen Schenkenberg, "Many Big Ideas, One Big Transition", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 16:
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- 2010 September, Stephen Schenkenberg, "Many Big Ideas, One Big Transition", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 16:
- (transitive) To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.
- Who giveth away this woman to this man in Holy matrimony?
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To unintentionally reveal a secret, divulge undisclosed information, or expose someone.
- He gave himself away with a stupid lie.
- He gave away his hiding place when he accidentally sneezed.
- (transitive) To concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.
- Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round.
- (sports) To concede.
- French: offrir, donner
- German: weggeben
- Italian: regalare, dare via
- Portuguese: dar, dar de presente
- Spanish: regalar
- Portuguese: abrir mão
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