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
  • Santorini stops being only a view and starts behaving like a place again.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Workforce needs, customer expectations, and business conditions evolve, and leaders have to be willing to adjust if the model stops delivering results.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of stops
Verb
  • Proponents argue recordings would solve a long-standing crisis that leaves many proceedings with no verbatim record.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Detergent overdosing also leaves behind a film on the inside of the washer, which feeds mold and causes odors.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of leaves
Verb
  • Find your favorite before the deal ends, and check out more bedding from Bloomhaven below.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • For my own hat, Adams hands the shaping over to Ryan McBride, a fellow manager who has worked alongside him for most of Adam's tenure.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • Suffering from a broken rib and sinus infection, Remco Evenepoel hands his bidon to a child on the roadside and dismounts his bike.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of hands
Verb
  • 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
  • What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of ceases
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  • Refine a portfolio piece, build a small prototype, or share a draft with someone who gives honest notes.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • The softened felt gives under his fingers, then holds, each adjustment staying a little longer than the last.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • But the publishing machine never quite halts, and the coming months do star a (smaller) collection of exciting new releases.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026
Definition of halts
Verb
  • The budget also transfers control of the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus to New College of Florida, but doesn’t attach money to the plan.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Using a straw or finger, the consumer transfers a drop of their beverage onto the jewelry’s detection zone.
    — Lucy Glynn, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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