Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - give away

1. If you give away something that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because you no longer want it. He was giving his collection away for nothing... We have six copies of the book to give away. ? keep PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron) 2. If someone gives away an advantage, they accidentally cause their opponent or enemy to have that advantage. We gave away a silly goal... = throw away PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 3. If you give away information that should be kept secret, you reveal it to other people. She would give nothing away... They felt like they were giving away company secrets. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron) 4. To give someone or something away means to show their true nature or identity, which is not obvious. Although they are pretending hard to be young, grey hair and cellulite give them away... PHRASAL VERB: V n P 5. In a Christian wedding ceremony, if someone gives the bride away, they officially present her to her husband. This is traditionally done by the bride’s father. PHRASAL VERB: V n P