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gi etter

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: etterafter · for · according to · by, gito give · to hand (over) · to yield, to produce
  1. om underlag: svikte (1)to give way of a supporting surface: to give waysvikte (1)
    • isen gav etter under ham the ice gave way under him
    • bjelkene gav etter the beams gave way
  2. om person: føye seg, vike of a person: to comply, to yield Eng. phraseto give in
    • gi etter for fristelsen to give in to temptation
    • til slutt gav foreldrene etter in the end the parents gave in