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Definition of give away phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

give away

 phrasal verb
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give somebody away

 
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(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.

    give somethingaway

     
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  1. 1to 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. 2to present something The mayor gave away the prizes at the community fair.
  3. 3to carelessly allow someone to have an advantage They've given away two baskets already.

give something/somebodyaway

 
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to make known something that someone 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 it away. His voice gave him away (= showed who he really was). related noun giveaway
See give away in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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