Meaning of give up in English

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  1. Verb

    give up

    Definitions

    1. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

    Antonyms

  2. 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. 3. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope

    Examples

    • « admit defeat »
    • « In the second round, the challenger gave up »

    Antonyms

  4. 4. put an end to a state or an activity

    Examples

    • « Quit teasing your little brother »

    Antonyms

  5. 5. give up what is not strictly needed

    Examples

    • « he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey »
  6. 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. 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. 8. relinquish possession or control over

    Examples

    • « The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in »
  9. 9. give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another

    Examples

    • « The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered »

    Antonyms

  10. 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. 11. allow the other (baseball) team to score

    Examples

    • « give up a run »
  12. 12. refrain from consuming

    Examples

    • « You will have to forgo alcohol »
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