{"id":14531,"date":"2017-05-21T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=14531"},"modified":"2017-09-19T08:12:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T13:12:38","slug":"difference-between-give-away-give-way-give-out-and-give-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/difference-between-give-away-give-way-give-out-and-give-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between give away, give way, give out, and give in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L30tDFVEW_k?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/phrasal-verbs-in-conversation-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Phrasal Verbs Course<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>GIVE AWAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>= give something for free<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you don\u2019t wear those clothes anymore, you should <strong>give them away.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The radio station is <strong>giving away<\/strong> two tickets to a rock concert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>= reveal a secret, or expose hidden knowledge (especially details of a book\/movie)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don\u2019t want to tell you too much about the movie because I don\u2019t want to <strong>give away<\/strong> the ending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>GIVE WAY<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>= when a physical structure collapses under too much weight.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When I tried to cross the old wooden bridge, the boards <strong>gave way<\/strong> and I fell into the river.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can also mean withdrawing\/yielding\/retreating, to go away and open space for something else:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This weekend, the clouds will <strong>give way<\/strong> to sunshine.<\/li>\n<li>The opposition to the law <strong>gave way<\/strong> to overwhelming popular support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>GIVE OUT<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>= distribute<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The teacher <strong>gave out<\/strong> the worksheets on Friday.<\/li>\n<li>The store is <strong>giving out<\/strong> coupons for 10% off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In some situations you could use either &#8220;give away&#8221; or &#8220;give out&#8221; &#8211; ex) The store is\u00a0<strong>giving away \/ giving out\u00a0<\/strong>samples of the product. The difference is that<strong> give away<\/strong> puts more emphasis on the \u201cfree\u201d aspect, and <strong>give out<\/strong> puts more emphasis on distribution to many people.<\/p>\n<p>In a few specific cases (especially with machines and internal organs), <strong>give out\u00a0<\/strong>can mean\u00a0to fail \/ stop functioning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was an old man, and his heart eventually <strong>gave out.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>We were stranded in the middle of the lake when the motor of our boat<strong> gave out.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>GIVE IN<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>= to yield to social pressure \u2013 someone tries to convince you for a long time, and finally you accept it \/ agree to do it<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The kids asked their mother for ice cream over and over, and she finally<strong> gave in.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If your friends pressure you to try drugs, don\u2019t<strong> give in.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Learn Phrasal Verbs Naturally<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/phrasal-verbs-in-conversation-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10178 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/phrasal-verbs-course-video.png\" alt=\"Phrasal Verbs in English Course\" width=\"415\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/phrasal-verbs-in-conversation-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn more about the Phrasal Verbs Course<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Phrasal Verbs Course GIVE AWAY = give something for free If you don\u2019t wear those clothes anymore, you should give them away. 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