Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give away

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.36 in modern English

Syllables: give -away
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a gift of (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To sell very cheaply.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To relinquish control over.

Transitive verb

verb

To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.

Transitive verb

verb

To unintentionally reveal a secret or divulge undisclosed information; to betray or expose someone.

Transitive verb

verb

To concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.

Transitive verb

verb

Example Sentences

"I didn't like that book, so I gave it away."
"Some people gave away their savings, assuming that, within a few years, money would be useless or everyone on Earth would be dead."
"This was dramatically illustrated by the market for commercial real estate in New York during 1993, which was said to be "so bad that they're giving it away"."
"This issue marks a first of its kind for St. Louis Magazine: We've given away our cover feature.[…] In early summer, our editors[…] posed a collective question: What if we asked some[…] citizens what the future should look like? We'll give each of them[…] 200 words of space in the magazine[…]."
"Who giveth away this woman to this man in Holy matrimony?"
"He gave himself away with a stupid lie."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives away (present, singular) giving away (participle, present) gave away (past) given away (participle, past)

Derived Forms

giveaway

Phrases

give-away give away the shop give away the store give way

Frequently Paired Words

give way give up

Synonyms

denounce tell on betray rat grass shit shop snitch stag

Questions

What does give away mean?: To make a gift of (something).

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