Give yourself over to meaning
Give yourself over to is a phrasal verb that means to become completely absorbed in an activity or feeling.
- Past simple
- gave yourself over to
- Past participle
- given yourself over to
- -ing form
- giving yourself over to
What give yourself over to means
B2
To become completely absorbed in an activity or feeling
He gave himself over to the music.
Similar phrasal verbs
With give: give back, give away, give in, give out, give up, give onto, give over, give something over to something/someone, give up on, 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 yourself over to mean?
To become completely absorbed in an activity or feeling.
What is the past tense of give yourself over to?
Gave yourself over to. The past participle is given yourself over to.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
