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Verb
en-verb|inf=to give way|gives way|giving way|gave way|given way

1. of fighting men: = give ground. to retreat before an advancing force; to break rank. also transf. and fig. construed with to
2. obsolete. to make way; leave the way clear. In early use often to give the way. construed with to
3. to make room for; be superseded by. construed with to
4. obsolete. to allow free scope, opportunity, or liberty of action to. also in indirect passive, and to give way (to a person) to do, that, etc.; passing into
5. of things, material and immaterial: to yield, be dislodged, break down (under pressure or violence). construed with to (obsolete.). of the health, mental powers, etc.: to break down, fail
6. of persons: to yield under solicitation or insistence; to make concessions; to defer to the will of another. construed with to
7. to abandon oneself to (anger, grief, etc.)
8. to allow one's self-control or fortitude to be broken down
9. of stocks and shares: to fall in price

fr:give way

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