gave over

verb

Definition of gave overnext
past tense of give over
1
as in stopped
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy

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2
as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another gave over his entire savings to an investor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave over
  1. stopped
  2. ceased
  3. handed
  4. ended
  5. transferred
  6. halted
  7. gave
  8. delegated
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  • Both have stopped issuing new housing subsidies.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stopped
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  • Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and has ceased its remediation plan due to the pending merger.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of ceased
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  • Angel City was fined $200,000, was handed a three-point deduction in the standings and president Julie Uhrman and general manager Angela Hucles Mangano were suspended from any duties related to player transactions for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • During a visit with family in London, Johnson’s brother-in-law handed him a Tottenham jacket.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of handed
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  • After years of deciphering cryptic clues and exploring hidden locations, the search has finally ended.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Enterprises drove sequential revenue growth for the company in the quarter that ended July 28, and Nvidia is working the most with Fortune 100 companies on AI initiatives, Kress said.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ended
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  • Years ago, Daniel said in an interview, his defense team was warned by a corrections officer that guards at the prison had it in for Daniel and would kill him if he was transferred there.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • About 30 players transferred after the 2022 season when David Shaw retired or after Stanford went 3-9 in Taylor’s first year.
    Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of transferred
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  • Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing a lack of willingness from both sides to engage constructively, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the matter.
    Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Though the sitdown with the media was to preview Tuesday's Champions League showdown against Borussia Dortmund, Courtois was asked about lamentable scenes last month which caused the Madrid derby to be halted before play resumed after a long pause.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of halted
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  • Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Ballmer funded the Intuit Dome and his wife, Connie Ballmer, gave Newsom’s campaign $1 million in 2021 to help fight a recall election against the governor.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of gave
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  • The responsibility of drafting specific regulations and implementing the reporting standards was delegated to the California Air Resources Board.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Schulman was tasked with focusing solely on the top two priorities for Zoe’s turnaround and delegated the other three to trusted leaders.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
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