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

That linear model is giving way to something more fluid as consumers increasingly organize trips around concerts, sporting events, culinary experiences and other reasons to travel. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Brake cables looped over the handlebars, a 42×23 gear was considered the maximum for climbing, and toe clips wouldn’t begin giving way to clipless pedals for another year. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Landscapes become more homogeneous, and vegetation gives way to shrubland. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

But as those renderings have given way to requests for special permits, Tromba said, her support has wavered. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for give way

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