give place
The phrase "give place" is often used to describe yielding or making room for someone or something, and has historical and metaphorical connotations.
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Definition
C1General
(formal, literary)To be replaced by someone or something else.
Example
- The old customs gave place to new traditions.
B2General
(formal, literary)To yield or make room for someone or something.
Example
- The crowd gave place to the emergency responders.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "give place":
give waygive groundtake one's placemake waygive inpride of placegive overtake a back seatcede the fieldstep asidestand asidefind one's placegive weight