Meaning of give up in English
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Verb
give upDefinitions
1. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crimeAntonyms
- 2. give up with the intent of never claiming again
Examples
- « Abandon your life to God »
- « She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti »
- « We gave the drowning victim up for dead »
- 3. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
Examples
- « admit defeat »
- « In the second round, the challenger gave up »
Antonyms
- 4. put an end to a state or an activity
Examples
- « Quit teasing your little brother »
Antonyms
- 5. give up what is not strictly needed
Examples
- « he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey »
- 6. part with a possession or right
Examples
- « I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest »
- « resign a claim to the throne »
- 7. leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily
Examples
- « She vacated the position when she got pregnant »
- « The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds »
- 8. relinquish possession or control over
Examples
- « The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in »
- 9. give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another
Examples
- « The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered »
Antonyms
- 10. stop maintaining or insisting on
Examples
- « of ideas, claims, etc. »
- « He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage »
- « Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations »
- 11. allow the other (baseball) team to score
Examples
- « give up a run »
- 12. refrain from consuming
Examples
- « You will have to forgo alcohol »