Meaning
「Give away」は、他人に何かを無料で渡したり、贈ったりすることを意味します。たとえば、不要になった古い服や家具を「give away」すると、誰かがそれを受け取って活用することができます。
この表現はまた、無意識のうちに情報や秘密を漏らしてしまうという意味でも使われます。たとえば、彼の表情が驚きを「give away」した場合、彼がそのニュースを事前に知らなかったことが分かります。
- 物を贈る場合: 「She decided to give away her old books to the local library.」(彼女は古い本を地元の図書館に寄付することにしました。)
- 秘密を漏らす場合: 「His nervous laugh gave away his true feelings.」(彼の緊張した笑いが彼の本当の気持ちを明らかにしました。)
このように、「give away」は文脈によって異なる意味を持つ多様な表現です。
Today's Sentences
01
I won’t give away any more hints.
Situation
Why are you smiling like that?
I bought a gift for your birthday.
You’re terrible at keeping secrets.
I can’t help it.
I won’t give away any more hints.
これ以上のヒントは教えません。
02
I decided to give it away.
Situation
What happened to your old guitar?
It was just collecting dust.
Did you give it to someone?
You could’ve sold it.
売ることもできたのに。
I decided to give it away to a kid who loves music.
Writer's Note
"Give away" is a transitive and separable phrasal verb. Let’s go over the breakdown together.
- Transitive - A transitive phrasal verb requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Verb + Particle + Object"
Example 1: Her expression gave away the surprise.
Example 2: She gave away the clothes she no longer wore.
Example 3: They gave away food at the community event. - Separable - A separable phrasal verb allows the object to appear between the verb and particle or after the particle.
Structure: "Verb + Object + Particle"
Example 1: He gave the tickets away to friends.
Example 2: He almost gave the plan away by mistake.
Example 3: The accent gave her background away.
*Exception to the rule*:
Pronouns must go between the verb and particle:
✅ give it away
❌ give away it
構造: "Verb + Particle + Object"
例 1: 彼女の表情は驚きをgave awayしました。
例 2: 彼女はもう着なくなった服をgave awayしました。
例 3: 彼らは地域のイベントで食べ物をgave awayしました。
構造: "Verb + Object + Particle"
例1: He gave the tickets away to friends.
例2: He almost gave the plan away by mistake.
例3: The accent gave her background away.
*このルールの例外*:
代名詞は必ず動詞と助詞の間に置く必要があります:
✅ give it away
❌ give away it
Related words: Betray, donate, divulge, hand out, part with, reveal, surrender.