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      [Verb]  | "give over" 


      1: cease

      2: entrust

      3: to yield without restraint or control : abandon


      Origin: 14th century ;

      [Phrasal verb]  | "give over to" 


      1: to give (something) to (someone) to have, use, do, etc.

      2: to allow (oneself) to be fully affected by, controlled by, or involved in (something)

      3: to use (something) for (a specific purpose) —usually used in the form given over to

      [Idiom]  | "give (someone or something) a/the once-over" 


      1: to look at or examine (someone or something) in a quick way

      [Verb]  | "give over" 


      1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;


        * e.g., " ... his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy "





      2: to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another;


        * e.g., " ... gave over his entire savings to an investor "



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      [Verb]  | "give over (to)" 


       [ "Give Over" ]

      1: An English phrase. Means "stop it" or "Leave me alone"

        * e.g.,  ... If someone is complaining, making an unnecessary fuss, or bothering you - you would say "Give over", used in a playful sense - i.e. with friends, kids or pets. 

       [ "Give over" ]

      1:  Injunction meaning stop it. Particularly used to describe an action which the speaker finds annoying or irritating. Common in the north of England Expression of amazement, upon being told some piece of information the speaker finds hard to believe. Common in the north of England

        * e.g.,  ...  'Give over hitting us, or I'll tell our mam! 'Our Doreen's won t' pools? How much did she win? Give over! She never! 

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