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
  • Sterling that migrates from bank deposits into stablecoin reserves stops funding mortgages and business lending, and a fast-growing coin could pull deposits out of the banking system quicker than banks could adjust.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Staff would be expected to evacuate patients in the event of a major tremor, but the plan stops there, according to Bubenek.
    — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026
Definition of stops
Verb
  • Shulman rarely leaves New York to do theater anymore, but the timing in this case was ideal, as her New York apartment is undergoing big renovations.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • This leaves a leader with no way to identify their own blind spots or course correct.
    — Dr. Samantha Madhosingh, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of leaves
Verb
  • The real challenge is creating enough emotional engagement for audiences, buyers and decision-makers to continue thinking about a project after the meeting ends.
    — E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Former general manager Raegan Pebley is already gone, meaning coach Lynne Roberts is next, probably fired the day after the season ends.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • Rehearsing forgiveness, even by just imagining it, builds a self-awareness muscle whose payoff reaches well past any single grievance, at work or anywhere else life hands you one.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Merino’s second late winner in as many games puts Spain into the final four with a 2-1 win, and hands a point to the experts, Wilfred and the Algo.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of hands
Verb
  • As the word ceases to mean a ceasing of fire, new terms have been coined.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • Soul Food & Culture elevates the sandwich with their secret spice blend that gives the catfish a savory flavor.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Shanahan already gives his defensive coordinators shocking autonomy.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • If shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea halts, the world could face more economic pain.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 July 2026
  • The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of halts
Verb
  • The process transfers the quantum state of one particle to another through quantum entanglement without physically moving the particle itself.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • There is joy on the stage that transfers effortlessly to the audience.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of transfers
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“Gives over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gives%20over. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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