give way to

give way to someone or something

to yield to someone or something; to give preference to someone or something. The cars gave way to the pedestrians. The motorboats have to give way to the sailboats.

give way to something

to be replaced by something My excitement gave way to fear when I drove a car for the first time.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thacker	['θækə]
Shahrivar	-	Persian Mythology
Amanda	ə-MAN-də (English), ah-MAHN-dah (Spanish, Italian, German)	English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Late Roman
Kaitlin	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)
Darien	DER-ee-ən, DAR-ee-ən	English
Iudicael	-	Ancient Celtic