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give to sb in charge

 

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Term: give to sb in charge

Part of Speech: verb + preposition + noun

Sense 1:

Definition: To entrust someone with the responsibility or control over something.

Example sentence:

I gave the keys to my neighbor in charge of watering my plants while I was on vacation.

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Sense 2:

Definition: To assign someone as the authority or supervisor of a particular task or duty.

Example sentence:

The manager gave Sarah in charge of the new project.

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Sense 3:

Definition: To hand over the responsibility of caring for someone or something to another person.

Example sentence:

The parents gave their children in charge of their grandmother while they went out for dinner.

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