English Dictionary

give over

動詞

古語 他動詞 イングランド北部方言 スコットランド英語 イギリス英語 方言 自動詞

(transitive, now rare) To give up, hand over, surrender (something). / (transitive) To entrust (something) to another.

日本語の意味

～をあきらめる、放棄する / ～を引き渡す、委ねる

Despite public pressure, the committee refused to give over the disputed documents.

世間からの圧力にもかかわらず、委員会は問題となっている文書を引き渡すことを拒否した。

意味（1）

(transitive, now rare) To give up, hand over, surrender (something).

Diocletian, the emperor, was so much affected with it that he gave over his sceptre and turned gardener.

意味（2）

(transitive) To entrust (something) to another.

She gave the deeds over to the solicitor.

意味（3）

(transitive) To devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity; to yield completely.

The factory has been entirely given over to aircraft manufacture.

意味（4）

(transitive) To quit, to abandon.

If the bodies continued missing until Sunday, all hope would be given over, and the funerals would be preached on that morning.

意味（5）

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, intransitive) To give up; abandon; stop.

Give over with your nonsense, will you!

gives over （ present singular third-person ）

giving over （ participle present ）

gave over （ past ）

given over （ participle past ）