gives over

verb

present tense third-person singular of give over
1
as in stops
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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2
as in leaves
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 Synonyms for gives over
  1. stops
  2. leaves
  3. ends
  4. hands
  5. ceases
  6. gives
  7. halts
  8. transfers
Verb
  • The Miami Dolphins aren’t going to beat an opponent this season until South Florida’s NFL franchise stops beating itself.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
  • What’s even more interesting is that the pattern persists above the temperature where uranium ditelluride stops being superconducting.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of stops
Verb
  • The duo leaves us there for nearly six minutes, sending drone clouds of various textures while Schwendener’s voice drifts through the distant fog.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And for an offense that managed just one extra-base hit in the series, coming in the final inning, that leaves behind an unfilled filling for an offensive unit that produced so many scoring opportunities in the regular season.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaves
Verb
  • Experts, including Higel, are doubtful that the Iraqi government will be able to disarm the Iran-loyal groups even if war between Iran and the US ends.
    — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • As for what’s going on with the cryptic buying up of team shares, that remains an ongoing mystery for much of the episode — one that ends without Higgins and Rebecca finding out who’s really behind the shenanigans.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • In a disrupted market, the leaders who come out ahead are the ones willing to step into uncertainty before anyone hands them a map.
    — Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Quarterback Patrick Mahomes hands the ball off to Walker who begins to scamper to the left.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
Verb
  • There is a point beyond which the scale of a threat or a danger ceases to scare us.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The audience ceases to be a destination for your voice and becomes the structure that shapes it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • That range gives a launcher positioned on Yonaguni the ability to threaten ships operating across a substantial area around the island and toward Taiwan.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone here almost too respectfully gives one another their turn to speak, the conversation rarely fomenting into argument or overlapping chatter.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement.
    — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of halts
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  • Instead of striking the target with an explosive warhead, the laser transfers energy into the target’s surface.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This project transfers a handwritten family recipe onto a ceramic pie plate using graphite paper and a glass paint marker.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of transfers
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