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Definition of give away phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

give away

phrasal verb
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give somebody away
  1. (in a marriage ceremony) to lead the bride to the bridegroom and formally allow her to marry him
    • The bride was given away by her father.
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give something away
  1. to give something as a gift
    • He gave away most of his money to charity.
    • (informal) Check out the prices of our pizzas—we're virtually giving them away!
    related noun giveaway
  2. to present something
    • The mayor gave away the prizes at the school sports day.
  3. to carelessly allow somebody to have an advantage
    • They've given away two goals already.
give something/somebody away
  1. to make known something that somebody wants to keep secret synonym betray
    • She gave away state secrets to the enemy.
    • It was supposed to be a surprise but the children gave the game away.
    • His voice gave him away (= showed who he really was).
    related noun giveaway
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