give over
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v. To tell, impart.
Example Sentences
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“I'll try to give over the Mashgiach's shmooze without all the details.” (Weiser)
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"Harav Dovid Soloveichik Z”TL tells the Waterbury Rosh Yeshiva Shlita a powerful life message to give over" (source)
Languages of Origin
- Yiddish
- English
Etymology
איבערגעבן ibergebn 'to tell (lit. give over)'
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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