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give sb away phrasal verb ( MARRIAGE )
phrasal verb
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[M] formal in a marriage ceremony, to formally bring a woman who is getting married to the front of the church so that she is standing at the side of her future husband, and then to give permission for her to marry
The bride was given away by her father.
(Definition of give sb away (MARRIAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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