give away
To make a gift ofTo make a gift of (something).
» He gave away all his money.
Er gab all sein Geld weg.
Он отдал все свои деньги.
Он раздал все свои деньги.
Він роздав усі свої гроші.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To make a gift of (something).
I didn't like that book, so I gave it away.
weggeben
дарува́тиdaruváty
make a gift of
(broadly, informal, transitive)To sell very cheaply.
(transitive)To relinquish control over.
überlassen
віддава́тиviddaváty
(transitive)To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.
Who giveth away this woman to this man in Holy matrimony?
anvertrauen, übergeben
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
(reflexive, sometimes, transitive)To unintentionally reveal a secret or divulge undisclosed information; to betray or expose someone.
He gave himself away with a stupid lie.
He gave away his hiding place when he accidentally sneezed.
verraten
спалитьspalitʹ, выдатьvydatʹ
(transitive)To concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.
Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round.
To concede.
verschenken
Examples
242 sentencesHe gave away all his money.
Він роздав усі свої гроші. — deniko
ruОн отдал все свои деньги. — Balamax
deEr gab all sein Geld weg. — pne
We're giving this away for free.
Ми віддаємо це безкоштовно. — deniko
ruМы отдаём это даром. — sharptoothed
Mary gave away all her dolls.
Мері роздала всіх свої ляльок. — deniko
ruМэри раздала всех своих кукол. — marafon
deMaria gab all ihre Puppen weg. — wolfgangth
I don't give guitars away often.
Я не часто роздаю гітари. — deniko
We can't just give it away.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
By meaning 5
Forms
gives away, giving away, gave away, given away| Base form | give away · to give away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gives away |
| Present participle | giving away |
| Past simple | gave away |
| Past participle | given away |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- give upздаватися, кидатиTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
- give offвидихнути, видихатиTo emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
- give outроздавати, роздатиTo utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.
- give inпіддаватися, піддатисяTo collapse or fall.
- give backповернути, віддатиTo return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).
- give awayдарувати, віддаватиTo make a gift of (something).
- give overTo give up, hand over, surrender (something).
- give intoTo give in to.
Synonyms
20 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb