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Debpriya De Posted 14 years ago
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Give way to

What do we mean when we say "give way to a car" ?
Does it mean "to move aside and let the car coming from behind overtake you" or does it mean "to move aside and let the car coming towards you from the front pass you by" ?
Is the expression interchangeable with "give passage to" ?
  

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Debpriya De What do we mean when we say "give way to a car" ? Is the expression interchangeable with "give passage to" ? It means to yield the right of way, meaning to let a car go first (as at a four-way stop), or to give passage to .

  • Debpriya De What do we mean when we say "give way to a car" ?
  • Is the expression interchangeable with "give passage to" ?
  • It means to yield the right of way, meaning to let a car go first (as at a four-way stop), or to give passage to .
  • Debpriya De Does it mean "to move aside and let the car coming from behind overtake you" or does it mean "to move aside and let the car coming towards you from the front pass you by" ?
  • Yes.
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Debpriya DeWhat do we mean when we say "give way to a car" ? Is the expression interchangeable with "give passage to" ?
It means to yield the right of way, meaning to let a car go first (as at a four-way stop), or to give passage to.
Debpriya DeDoes it mean "to move aside and let the car coming from behind overtake you" or does i

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