Meaning

2 senses

  1. To be replaced by something.

    Telephone boxes have largely given place to mobile phones.

  2. (dated)To yield.

Examples

18 sentences

  1. The radio gave place to television.

    Телебачення замінило радіо. — aandrusiak

    ruРадио уступило место телевидению. — afyodor

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  2. He gave his place to an old man.

    ruОн уступил место пожилому человеку. — Selena777

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  3. As science makes progress, old ways give place to new.

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  4. There is no Monday which will not give its place to Tuesday.

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  5. If any guest came in, they were given a place according to their worth.

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Forms

gives place, giving place, gave place, given place
Base formgive place · to give place
3rd person singulargives place
Present participlegiving place
Past simplegave place
Past participlegiven place

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive place
he, she, itgives place

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave place

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given place
he, she, ithas given place

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give place

Synonyms

2 synonyms
give groundgive way

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gitgiveA1giveawayB2givenA2
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