give way
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To yield to persistent persuasion.
verb
To give precedence to other road users.
verb
To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech.
Example Sentences
- "The mother gave way to her crying child."
- "Whether in consequence of this or not, the Liverpool company eventually gave way, and proceeded to build its portion of the work with some ill grace."
- "After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time."
- "During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast."
- "'Cause I'm praying for rain I'm praying for tidal waves I wanna see the ground give way I wanna watch it all go down"
- "Winter gave way to spring."