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English

Verb

Infinitive to give up

Third person singular gives up

Simple past gave up

Past participle given up

Present participle giving up

to give up (third-person singular simple present gives up, present participle giving up, simple past gave up, past participle given up)

  1. (transitive) to surrender
    He was surrounded, so gave himself up.
    His friends gave him up to the police.
  2. (transitive) to stop or desist; to quit
    They gave up the search when it got dark.
  3. (transitive) to relinquish
    He gave up his seat to an old man.
  4. (transitive) to lose hope
    They gave him up for dead.
  5. (transitive) to abandon
    I gave up my faith years ago.
  6. (intransitive) to admit defeat
    OK, I give up, you win.

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