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Give over meaning

Give over is a phrasal verb used to tell someone to stop an irritating activity.

Past simple
gave over
Past participle
given over
-ing form
giving over

What give over means

B2informalold-fashioned

Used to tell someone to stop an irritating activity

Give over tapping the table, will you?

Similar phrasal verbs

With give: give back, give away, give in, give out, give up, give onto, give something over to something/someone, give up on, give yourself over to, give off.

With over: run over, take over, go over to, spill over, tick over, change over, do over, get over, go over, hand over.

Common questions

What does give over mean?

Used to tell someone to stop an irritating activity.

What is the past tense of give over?

Gave over. The past participle is given over.

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