dɨˈstɹɪbjuːt dɪˈstɹɪbjut iˈmɪt ɡɪv ɒf ɡəʊ ɡoʊ ɡəʉ ɡɐʉ stop operating or functioning 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 prove insufficient The water supply for the town failed after a long drought give to several people The teacher handed out the exams give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits