"give way" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gives way [present, singular, third-person], giving way [participle, present], gave way [past], given way [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> way}} give way (third-person singular simple present gives way, present participle giving way, simple past gave way, past participle given way)
  1. To yield to persistent persuasion. Synonyms (yield to persistent persuasion): accede Translations (to yield to persistent persuasion): отстъпвам (otstǎpvam) (Bulgarian), antaa periksi (Finnish), abandonner (French), nachgeben (German), weichen (German), enged (Hungarian), meghátrál (Hungarian), antiissa (Ingrian), darla su (Italian), darla vinta (Italian), cedere (Italian), ngawhere (Maori), auheke (Maori), ustąpić [perfective] (Polish), ustępować [imperfective] (Polish), уступа́ть (ustupátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уступи́ть (ustupítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), dar el brazo a torcer (Spanish), ge med sig (Swedish), ge efter (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-give_way-en-verb-~SX4tj~R Disambiguation of 'yield to persistent persuasion': 93 2 0 1 1 3 1 Disambiguation of 'to yield to persistent persuasion': 93 2 0 1 1 3 1
  2. To collapse or break under physical stresses. Translations (to collapse or break under physical stress): поддавам (poddavam) (Bulgarian), sortua (Finnish), céder (French), nachgeben (German), weichen (German), lesüllyed (Hungarian), behorpad (Hungarian), betörik (Hungarian), beszakad (Hungarian), collassare (Italian), cadere (Italian), cedere (Italian), fatiscō (Latin), ngaeki (Maori), tautuku (Maori), maroro (Maori), ceda (Romanian), поддава́ться (poddavátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), подда́ться (poddátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), ge vika (Swedish), ge efter (Swedish), піддава́тися (piddavátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), підда́тися (piddátysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-give_way-en-verb-jMMsbjRM Disambiguation of 'to collapse or break under physical stress': 4 82 1 1 3 6 3
  3. To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by. Translations (to be followed by): antaa periksi (Finnish), tehdä tilaa (Finnish), céder la place à (French), laisser la place à (French), átadja a helyét (Hungarian), cedere posto (Italian), lasciare posto (Italian), fare posto (Italian), ustępować miejsca [imperfective] (Polish), ustąpić miejsca [perfective] (Polish), ge vika (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-give_way-en-verb-l1S9SNzg Disambiguation of 'to be followed by': 0 2 55 34 5 3 2
  4. To give precedence to other road users. Synonyms: come around, concede Derived forms: give way sign Related terms: make way Translations (to give precedence to other road users): давам път (davam pǎt) (Bulgarian), 讓路 (Chinese Mandarin), 让路 (rànglù) (Chinese Mandarin), väistää (Finnish), céder le passage (French), elsőbbséget ad (Hungarian), dare la precedenza (Italian), cedere il passo (Italian), ustąpić pierwszeństwa (Polish), ceda trecerea (Romanian), уступа́ть доро́гу (ustupátʹ dorógu) [imperfective] (Russian), уступи́ть доро́гу (ustupítʹ dorógu) [perfective] (Russian), пропуска́ть (propuskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), пропусти́ть (propustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ceder el paso (Spanish), toa njia (Swahili), väja (Swedish), yol vermek (Turkish), суолла биэр (suolla bier) (Yakut)
    Sense id: en-give_way-en-verb-bAzUSEP2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 21 50 7 8 3 Disambiguation of 'to give precedence to other road users': 0 0 4 92 1 1 1
  5. To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech. Translations (to allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech): átadja a szót (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-give_way-en-verb-XhFFKxOA Disambiguation of 'to allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech': 0 0 1 1 90 7 1
  6. To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.).
    Sense id: en-give_way-en-verb-NJTjJEIW
  7. (chiefly imperative, as command to the crew) To begin rowing. Tags: imperative
    Sense id: en-give_way-en-verb-Kcv7FV4w

Inflected forms

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          "word": "meghátrál"
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          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
          "word": "antiissa"
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          "lang": "Maori",
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          "word": "auheke"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 0 1 1 3 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ustąpić"
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          "_dis1": "93 2 0 1 1 3 1",
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          "_dis1": "93 2 0 1 1 3 1",
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          "_dis1": "93 2 0 1 1 3 1",
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          "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
          "word": "dar el brazo a torcer"
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          "text": "After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5",
          "text": "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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          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
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          "word": "поддавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "sortua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "céder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "nachgeben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "weichen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "lesüllyed"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "behorpad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "betörik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "beszakad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "collassare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "cadere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "cedere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "fatiscō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "ngaeki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "tautuku"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "maroro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "ceda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poddavátʹsja",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поддава́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poddátʹsja",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подда́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "ge vika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "word": "ge efter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "piddavátysja",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "піддава́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 82 1 1 3 6 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "piddátysja",
          "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "підда́тися"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Winter gave way to spring."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_way-en-verb-l1S9SNzg",
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "succeed",
          "succeed"
        ],
        [
          "replace",
          "replace"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "antaa periksi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "tehdä tilaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "céder la place à"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "laisser la place à"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "átadja a helyét"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "cedere posto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "lasciare posto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "fare posto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ustępować miejsca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ustąpić miejsca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 2 55 34 5 3 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to be followed by",
          "word": "ge vika"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 56 22 22 0",
          "word": "give way sign"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give precedence to other road users."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_way-en-verb-bAzUSEP2",
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 56 22 22 0",
          "word": "make way"
        }
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 56 22 22 0",
          "word": "come around"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 56 22 22 0",
          "word": "concede"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "davam pǎt",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "давам път"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "讓路"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rànglù",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "让路"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "väistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "céder le passage"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "elsőbbséget ad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "dare la precedenza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "cedere il passo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "ustąpić pierwszeństwa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "ceda trecerea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ustupátʹ dorógu",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "уступа́ть доро́гу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ustupítʹ dorógu",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "уступи́ть доро́гу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "propuskátʹ",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пропуска́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "propustítʹ",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пропусти́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "ceder el paso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "toa njia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "väja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "yol vermek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 4 92 1 1 1",
          "code": "sah",
          "lang": "Yakut",
          "roman": "suolla bier",
          "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
          "word": "суолла биэр"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_way-en-verb-XhFFKxOA",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 1 1 90 7 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech",
          "word": "átadja a szót"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.)."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_way-en-verb-NJTjJEIW"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To begin rowing."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_way-en-verb-Kcv7FV4w",
      "links": [
        [
          "row",
          "row"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly imperative, as command to the crew) To begin rowing."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as command to the crew"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "give way"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "give way sign"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives way",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "giving way",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    {
      "form": "gave way",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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      "form": "given way",
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        "past"
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "make way"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The mother gave way to her crying child.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To yield to persistent persuasion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yield",
          "yield"
        ],
        [
          "persuasion",
          "persuasion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To collapse or break under physical stresses."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "collapse",
          "collapse"
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        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "stress",
          "stress"
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Winter gave way to spring."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "follow",
          "follow"
        ],
        [
          "succeed",
          "succeed"
        ],
        [
          "replace",
          "replace"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give precedence to other road users."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.)."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To begin rowing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "row",
          "row"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly imperative, as command to the crew) To begin rowing."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as command to the crew"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "accede"
    },
    {
      "word": "come around"
    },
    {
      "word": "concede"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otstǎpvam",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "отстъпвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "antaa periksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "abandonner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "nachgeben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "weichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "enged"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "meghátrál"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "antiissa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "darla su"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "darla vinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "cedere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "ngawhere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "auheke"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ustąpić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ustępować"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustupátʹ",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уступа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustupítʹ",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уступи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "dar el brazo a torcer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "ge med sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to yield to persistent persuasion",
      "word": "ge efter"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poddavam",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "поддавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "sortua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "céder"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "nachgeben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "weichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "lesüllyed"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "behorpad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "betörik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "beszakad"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "collassare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "cadere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "cedere"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "fatiscō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "ngaeki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "tautuku"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "maroro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "ceda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poddavátʹsja",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поддава́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poddátʹsja",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подда́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "ge vika"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "word": "ge efter"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "piddavátysja",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "піддава́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "piddátysja",
      "sense": "to collapse or break under physical stress",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "підда́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "antaa periksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "tehdä tilaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "céder la place à"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "laisser la place à"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "átadja a helyét"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "cedere posto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "lasciare posto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "fare posto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ustępować miejsca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ustąpić miejsca"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to be followed by",
      "word": "ge vika"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "davam pǎt",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "давам път"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "讓路"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rànglù",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "让路"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "väistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "céder le passage"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "elsőbbséget ad"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "dare la precedenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "cedere il passo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "ustąpić pierwszeństwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "ceda trecerea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustupátʹ dorógu",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уступа́ть доро́гу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustupítʹ dorógu",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уступи́ть доро́гу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "propuskátʹ",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пропуска́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "propustítʹ",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пропусти́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "ceder el paso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "toa njia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "väja"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "yol vermek"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "suolla bier",
      "sense": "to give precedence to other road users",
      "word": "суолла биэр"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech",
      "word": "átadja a szót"
    }
  ],
  "word": "give way"
}

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