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Swedish
Verb
ge med sig (present ger med sig, preterite gav med sig, supine gett med sig, imperative ge med sig)
- to give in (relent)
De fortsatte tjata, och till slut så gav han med sig- They kept nagging, and finally he gave in
När han märkte att ingen höll med honom så gav han med sig- When he found that no one agreed with him, he gave in
- to yield, to give way, to give in
- Synonym: ge efter
Det gamla taket börjar ge med sig- The old roof is starting to give way
Den stränga kylan börjar ge med sig- The bitter cold is starting to ease / give way
Usage notes
Somewhat ambiguous in (sense 2), like in English. Can both mean some effect towards a collapse and an actual collapse. Usually clear from context, in the same way as in English.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ge (class 5 strong)
Conjugation of
giva (class 5 strong, older)
Conjugation of
gifva (class 5 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
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