give up
Verb
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Verb
give up
- (transitive) To surrender (someone or something)
- He was surrounded, so gave himself up.
- They gave him up to the police.
- Synonyms: surrender, yield
- (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
- They gave up the search when it got dark.
- Synonyms: blin, cease, discontinue
- (transitive) To relinquish (something)
- He gave up his seat to an old man.
- Synonyms: forlend, surrender, yield
- (transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something)
- They gave him up for dead.
- (transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
- I gave up my faith years ago.
- Synonyms: desert, forlet, forsake
- (intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate
- OK, I give up, you win.
- Synonyms: capitulate, surrender, wave the white flag
- Become fully took over by a certain quality, activity, trait, &c.
- 1800's Mary Woody A True Account of Nayomy Wise
- She seems give up to sin
Too much neglecting grace within
- She seems give up to sin
- 1800's Mary Woody A True Account of Nayomy Wise
- French: se rendre
- German: aufgeben, sich ergeben, kapitulieren
- Italian: arrendersi
- Portuguese: render-se
- Russian: сдава́ться
- Spanish: rendirse, entregar
- French: abandonner
- German: aufgeben
- Italian: rinunciare, desistere, rassegnarsi, darla su
- Portuguese: desistir, largar
- Russian: броса́ть
- Spanish: desistir
- French: désespérer, perdre l'espoir
- German: aufgeben
- Italian: rassegnarsi, perdere la speranza
- Russian: оставля́ть
- Spanish: desesperar
- German: aufgeben
- Italian: abbandonare, rinunciare, darla su
- Portuguese: abandonar
- Russian: броса́ть
- Spanish: abandonar
- German: aufgeben, kapitulieren
- Italian: arrendersi
- Portuguese: desistir
- Russian: сдава́ться
- Spanish: rendirse
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