gives way

Definitions

To yield or concede to someone else's authority, opinion, or pressure.

To collapse or break under physical force or weight.

To allow other vehicles to proceed first in traffic.

Examples

The old wooden bridge finally gives way under the weight of the heavy truck.

Her initial anger slowly gives way to a sense of calm understanding.

Synonyms

yields collapses caves in submits succumbs breaks down relents

Antonyms

resists stands firm holds ground withstands persists defies endures