give over

1. (transitive)To entrust (something) to another.

   She gave the deeds over to the solicitor.

2. (transitive)To devote or resign to a particular purpose or activity; to yield completely.

   The factory has been entirely given over to aircraft manufacture.

   He gave himself over to a monastic life.

3. (transitive)To quit, to abandon.

4. (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive)To give up; abandon; stop.

   Give over with your nonsense, will you!

5. (archaic, transitive)To give up, hand over, surrender (something).

1. We finally decided to give him over to the police.

   ruНаконец мы решили выдать его полиции. — Hellerick

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2. I really appreciate the help you've given me over the years.

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3. They were given over to drinking.

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4. Ziri gave himself over to those sensations.

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5. He should be given preference over the others.

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irregular · Lesson

• 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.