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Meanings of give way in English

Catalan
avariar-se
Spanish
fallar

Stop operating or functioning.

      avariar-se
      Portuguese
      ruir
      Spanish
      caer

      Break down, literally or metaphorically.

            ruir
            Catalan
            cedir
            Spanish
            apartar

            Move in order to make room for someone for something.

                  cedir
                  Usage of give way in English
                  1
                  It's not yet been established what caused the balcony to ' give way'.
                  The South African
                  2
                  After 15 minutes' cycling the orchards give way to marsh and reedbeds.
                  The Guardian
                  3
                  Inch by bitter, fighting inch Paul saw Loren forced to give way.
                  The wandering fire
                  4
                  Engine-driven components like power steering pumps will give way to electric ones.
                  Wired
                  5
                  But in the future, the phone might give way to another platform.
                  Wired
                  6
                  For a second, I thought she wouldn't give way, but she did.
                  Death masks
                  7
                  The door didn't give way easily, and we could hear police sirens.
                  Reuters
                  8
                  When the binding began to give way, she asked for adhesive tape.
                  Her mother's hope
                  9
                  But in that moment something in Piers seemed to give way also.
                  The Bars of Iron
                  10
                  In the end Mrs. Fairbank was obliged to give way-forthe time.
                  The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:...
                  11
                  To discuss the idea of rebellion means to give way to it.
                  The Choice of Life
                  12
                  I ask, eventually, after the shudders give way to an occasional twitch.
                  The Fuller Memorandum
                  13
                  Jenkins will not give way; the children are as obstinate as mules.
                  The Nabob
                  14
                  My dear Lizzy, do not give way to such feelings as these.
                  Pride and Prejudice
                  15
                  The hope of being no longer poor made the fisherman give way.
                  The Arabian Nights Entertainments
                  16
                  The slender stem of the tree might give way at any moment.
                  From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan
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                  Translations for give way
                  Give way through the time
                  Give way across language varieties
                  United Kingdom
                  Common
                  South Africa
                  Common
                  Canada
                  Common
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