verb
1. stop operating or functioning
e.g. The engine finally went
The car died on the road
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
The coffee maker broke
The engine failed on the way to town
her eyesight went after the accident
Synonym: failgo baddiegive outconk outgobreakbreak down
2. end resistance, as under pressure or force
e.g. The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
Synonym: yield
3. move in order to make room for someone for something
e.g. The park gave way to a supermarket
`Move over,' he told the crowd
Synonym: move overgiveease upyield
4. break down, literally or metaphorically
e.g. The wall collapsed
The business collapsed
The dam broke
The roof collapsed
The wall gave in
The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Synonym: collapsefall incave ingivebreakfounder