The mother gave way to her crying child.
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Give way
Synonyms for "give way" (218 found)
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Verb(15 words)
breakcollapseyieldaccedeacquiesceacquiescenceagreebreak downbudgedcapitulatedcave incollapse under pressureconcedeconcede groundconcession
abandon hopeaccommodateadjustayeback downbeat downbecome suicidalbendbreakbreak off combatbreak openbreak upburstcarry awaycatch a crabcavecave incease resistancecedecheapen
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Noun(1 words)
beam failure
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Related words (109)
Verb(13 words)
giving waygogo badlet passmove overpriority rulerelentright of waysnapsubmissionyield ruleyield to pressureyielding
go downgo downhillgo fifty-fiftygo softgo to pieceshit rock bottomhit the skidsjew downlanguishlapselose heartlose hopelourlowermake a dealmake an adjustmentmake concessionsmark downmeerschaummeet halfway
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nose divenose-divepacepaddleparepeel offpeg outpeter outpineplay politicsplopplop downplumb the depthsplummetplumpplungeply the oarpoop outpullpuntquit the fieldreach a compromisereach the depthsreducerelaxrelentrowrow awayrow dryrupturesagscullsetsettlesettle downshaveship oarsshootsinksink downsink into despairsky an oarslashslouchslumpslump downsnapsoftensplitsplit the differencespring a leakspring apartstartstrike a balancestrike a bargainsubmergesubmitsubsidesuccumbsurrenderswagtake the meantouch bottomtrimunbendunravelweakenwear awaywear thinwiltwithdrawyieldyield to despair
Adjective(2 words)
rapid collapseyielding capacity
Noun(1 words)
yielded to pressure
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12 entriesacquiescenceback downcollapseconcessioncrackgive ingiving inlet passright of waysnapstep asidesubmission
Collocations
11 entriesgive way in trafficgive way linegive way rulegive way signgive way togive way to protestsgive way under loadgive way under pressurepolicy of yieldingright of wayyielding etiquette
Inflections
5 entriesgave waygive waysgiven waygives waygiving way
Derivations
1 entriesgiving way
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Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Whether in consequence of this or not, the Liverpool company eventually gave way, and proceeded to build its portion of the work with some ill grace.
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After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.
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During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast.
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