give on to
idiom
variants
or less commonly give onto
British
: to provide a view of or a passage to (something)
The door gives directly on to the garden.
The rooms give onto a hall.
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At one end of the mall, floor-to-ceiling windows give on to an indoor ski resort which stretches into the horizon as far as the eye can see.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Give on to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20on%20to. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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