GIVES OVER (TO) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

gives over (to)

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present tense third-person singular of give over (to)

as in gives in

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The Dlooda Wide-Leg Sweatpant Jeans look like your favorite denim but feel like soft joggers, thanks to a stretchy elastic waistband and fabric that gives in all the right places.

— Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
That epithet is more unhinged than any of the examples the Tribune Editorial Board gives in the editorial.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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