give way

phrase

1

a

: retreat

b

: to yield the right of way

2

: to yield oneself without restraint or control

3

a

: to yield to or as if to physical stress

The roof gave way under heavy snow.

b

: to yield to entreaty or insistence

After several hours of debate, the opposition finally gave way.

4

: to yield place

Farmland has given way to shopping malls.

5

: to begin to row

Examples of give way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the calm day gave way to terror when her uncle again looked out into the ocean and saw Summer’s head bobbing in and out of the water. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Those boos gave way to cheers when the Red Sox played a 90-second tribute video after the bottom of the first. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Browning was 9 of 12 for 84 yards, but was also sacked three times before giving way to Daniels, who finished 9 of 14 for 71 yards and his TD throw to Kieft. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

After playing only the first two series in the preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs before giving way to rookie Ty Simpson, Bennett played the entire first half Saturday against the New Orleans Saints. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for give way

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway