GIVE OVER Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

give over

verb

as in to stop

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy

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as in to leave

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another gave over his entire savings to an investor

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Recent Examples of give over While Stratton criticized corporate PACs for backing Krishnamoorthi, she was floated by Pritzker, a billionaire who in December gave over $5 million to a super PAC supporting her. —

Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 More than three-quarters of street space — most of our public space — is given over to driving and parking cars, local fights over new bike lanes notwithstanding. —

Jon Orcutt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026 Much of the season is given over, as in the show’s first iteration, to the round-robin-style hookups and breakups taking place among the young and largely attractive staff. —

Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026 In their joint presentation, Recalde said her college has given over 3,600 students credit for work or other prior learning experiences. —

Calmatters, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for give over

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Such comments did little to stop the speculation, despite his contract at Atletico running to 2030 and containing a €500million (£436m; $577m) release clause.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Lee’s Summit school board election Voters will see seven names on their ballot for three spots on the Lee’s Summit school board, though one candidate, Christopher Thornton, did withdraw from the race after the deadline and stopped actively running.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026