give over
任せる
解説 Definition
この句動詞は仕事や責任、ものを他人に任せる、委ねる意味で使われる。人に管理や保管を委譲するときに日常的に使われる口語表現で、ゆだねる相手に信頼を置くニュアンスも含む。文脈によっては、感情や話題を一時的に手放す意味でも使われる。
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
give「渡す」に over「向こう側へ」が付くので、仕事や責任を自分の手元から相手側へ完全に渡す絵で覚えると残りやすいです。単に物を渡すより、「その後の管理や判断も相手に委ねる」感が強め。leave A to B と近いですが、give over は引き渡し動作が見えます。give over the care/control/management to ... が典型で、信頼して任せる場面と結び付けると定着しやすいです。give up「やめる」と混同しないこと。
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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