give sth over to sth/sb
— phrasal verb with give /ɡɪv/ verb (gave, given)Definition
› to give another person the use of something, or the responsibility for something or someone: We've given the attic over to the children.Giving, providing and supplying
(Definition of give sth over to sth/sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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