Give in, give out, give away, so many phrasal verbs.
I give up.
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Number 1.
To give something away.
It means to give something for free, as a gift or donation.
Examples They give away a free chocolate bar for every $100 you spend in the supermarket.
Tina gave her old clothes away when she lost weight.
Number 2.
To give oneself or somebody else away.
It means to show where somebody is or what they are doing when they are trying to keep it a secret.
Or to unintentionally reveal something about yourself that you don't want anyone to know.
In short, to give somebody away means to betray them.
Examples Mia smiled, but her voice gave her away.
Tom gave away classified information to the competition.
Number 3.
To give in.
It means to accept that you are defeated.
To surrender.
Or, in some cases, to give in means to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for some time.
Examples.
After being surrounded, the enemy gave in.
My son insisted so much that I buy a cell phone, I finally gave in.
Number 4.
To give out.
We use this phrasal verb to say that something stops working correctly or becomes weak.
Examples After running for 30 minutes, my legs finally gave out.
The students wouldn't listen, so his patience finally gave out.
Number 5.
To give something over to somebody.
It means to give responsibility for something to somebody.
Examples.
Our boss gave most of his work over to his assistant.
The assistant gave herself over completely to her work.
Number 6.
To give up.
This phrasal verb means to stop trying to do something, to surrender.
Examples.
Because of health problems, he was forced to give up his job.
Everybody knows my mom never gives up.
Number 7.
To give somebody up.
It means to allow someone to be captured by the police or surrender oneself to the police.
Examples.
When he was surrounded, the criminal gave himself up.
She remorsefully gave herself up to the police.
Let's listen to the phrasal verbs we learned today.
Give something away.
Give someone away.
Give in, give out, give up.
Give somebody up and give something over to somebody.
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Jake was a hacker and he had an exciting but very reclusive life.
Was Jake an actor?
No, no.
He was a hacker.
Did he have a boring life?
No, no.
His life wasn't boring.
Was Jake's life reclusive or sociable?
Reclusive.
His life was reclusive.
One day he fought with his only friend who gave him away to a private detective.
Did Jake fight with the police?
No, no.
Jake fought with his friend.
Did Jake's friend give him away to the police?
No, no.
Jake's friend gave him away to a private detective.
How many friends did Jake have?
Jake had only one friend.
How many friends did Jake have after the fight?
None.
Jake had no other friends after he fought with his only friend.
To whom was Jake given away?
Jake's only friend gave him away to a private detective.
Whose friend gave Jake away?
Jake's friend.
Jake's only friend gave him away to a private detective.
The private detective found the hidden door that led to Jake's secret house.
Did the private detective find a hidden treasure?
No, no.
He didn't find any hidden treasure.
The private detective found a hidden door.
Was Jake's home secret or public knowledge?
Jake's home was secret, not public knowledge.
He led a reclusive life.
Jake didn't want to give himself up so he tried to escape.
However, his car gave out.
Did Jake try to escape?
Yes, he tried to escape.
He attempted to escape.
Did Jake give himself up?
No, no.
Jake didn't give himself up.
He didn't want to turn himself in.
Whose car gave out?
The private detective's car?
No, no.
The private detective's car didn't give out.
Jake's car gave out.
It stopped working.
After capturing Jake, the private detective gave him over to the police.
Did the private detective give him over?
Yes, the private detective gave him over to the police.
To whom did the private detective give him over?
To the police.
He gave Jake over to the police.
After two hours of interrogation, Jake finally gave in and gave away all the information.
For how long was Jake interrogated?
For two hours.
The police interrogated him for two hours.
Who finally gave in?
The private detective?
No, not the private detective.
Jake finally gave in.
He stopped resisting.
Did Jake give away something?
Yes.
After two hours of interrogation, Jake gave away all the information.
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