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give up

verbphrasal verb

To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).transitive
To relinquish (something)transitive
Devote or dedicate (oneself, one's life, etc.) to something.transitive
To have someone obtain (something) to one's disadvantage; to concede.transitive
To stop or quit (an activity, etc.).transitive
To abandon (someone or something)transitive
To lose hope concerning (someone or something)transitive
To admit defeat, capitulate; to desist for that reason.intransitive
To execute a trade on behalf of another broker.transitive
To acknowledge, recognize as.US, dialectal, intransitive
To reveal (something).US, intransitive, slang

Forms

he/she/it: gives up
-ing form: giving up
past: gave up
past participle: given up

Example sentences1874 results

I may give up soon and just nap instead.

You must give him up for dead.