Antonyms for give over

Grammar : Verb

Spell : giv

Phonetic Transcription : gɪv

Definition of give over

Origin : Old English giefan (W. Saxon) "to give, bestow; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust," class V strong verb (past tense geaf, past participle giefen), from Proto-Germanic *gebanan (cf. Old Frisian jeva, Middle Dutch gheven, Dutch geven, Old High German geban, German geben, Gothic giban), from PIE *ghabh- "to take, hold, have, give" (see habit). It became yiven in Middle English, but changed to guttural "g" by influence of Old Norse gefa "to give," Old Danish givæ. Meaning "to yield to pressure" is from 1570s.
Give in "yield" is from 1610s; give out is mid-14c., "publish, announce;" meaning "run out, break down" is from 1520s. Give up "surrender" is mid-12c. To give (someone) a cold seems to reflect the old belief that one could be cured of disease by deliberately infecting others. What gives? "what is happening?" is attested from 1940. Give-and-take (n.) is originally from horse racing (1769) and refers to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less. General sense attested by 1778.

As in knock off : verb stop action; accomplish
As in leave : verb give, especially after death
As in leave off : verb stop
As in quit : verb stop doing something
As in trust : verb give to for safekeeping
As in turn over : verb give, transfer
As in yield : verb give in, surrender
As in cease : verb stop, conclude
As in desist : verb stop, refrain from
As in discontinue : verb prevent activity from going on
As in forfeit : verb give up something in sacrifice

Example sentences :

But at length they began to give over, from mere incapacity to hold any more.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

One or the other must give over, and that one was White Fang.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

I begged him to give over his pursuit, and not to speak to her again.
Extract from : « Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Complete » by Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre

Do you think he's going to give over this country to a papist?
Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne

It would be hard, nay, impossible, to give over that solace.
Extract from : « Elsie Marley, Honey » by Joslyn Gray

He did not give over his concern for Mars Plaisir because he was glad of his absence.
Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau

You'll give over your horse to Chilina, who'll go off and warn the signorina.
Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee

And this reminds me that I must give over writing to you, and fall to my article.
Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan

Master Fenton, talk not to me; my mind is heavy: I will give over all.
Extract from : « The Merry Wives of Windsor » by William Shakespeare

A year passed, and we were compelled at last to give over the search.
Extract from : « Children of the Tenements » by Jacob A. Riis

Synonyms for give over

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