give over
任せる
解説 Definition
仕事・責任・世話などを自分の管理下から外し、相手に任せる意味です。単に物を渡すだけでなく、その後の判断や管理まで引き継がせる場面で使われ、やや改まった響きがあります。
To give over something means to hand it to someone else so they can control, use, or manage it. It is used when responsibility, authority, or possession is passed to another person. This phrase is less common in everyday modern English than some alternatives such as give up or hand over.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
こちらは over を「相手側へ移す」と考えます。give the project over to his deputy なら、書類を渡すだけでなく、担当権限や進行管理も副官側へ移るイメージです。care, control, responsibility など、管理を伴う名詞と相性がよく、hand over より委託・引き継ぎのニュアンスを意識すると区別できます。「やめる」の語義とは、手放して自分の側から離す点でつながっています。
Think of `give over` as pushing something over to another person's side. It often means giving not only the thing, but also the control or responsibility. Connect it with handover situations like a project or someone's care.
例文
He gave the project over to his deputy while he was on leave.
彼は休暇中にプロジェクトを副官に任せた。
The couple gave the care of their cat over to a neighbor during the trip.
旅行中にその夫婦は猫の世話を近所の人に委ねた。
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give over の語源・成り立ち Etymology
give overは古英語giefan「与える」とofer「越えて・向こうへ」から成る句動詞です。直訳では“向こう側へ渡す”で、そこから「任せる・引き渡す」の意味が生まれました。forgiveのgiveやovercomeのoverと同じ要素です。
Give over combines give, from Old English giefan, and over, from Old English ofer, meaning "across" or "to the other side." Its basic sense was to hand something across or over to someone else, which led to meanings like "transfer," "entrust," or "stop and let go." These parts are also seen in words like forgive and overcome.
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