give up
verb
gave up; given up; giving up; gives up
1
: to yield control or possession of : surrender
forced to give up his job
2
: to desist from : abandon
refused to give up her efforts
3
: to declare incurable or insoluble
4
a
: to abandon (oneself) to a particular feeling, influence, or activity
gave himself up to despair
b
: to devote to a particular purpose or use
5
: to despair of seeing
we'd given you up
6
: to allow (a hit or run in baseball) while pitching
: to cease doing or attempting something especially as an admission of defeat : quit
—often used with on
don't give up on the project
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Examples of give up in a Sentence
was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment
I hope you won't give up playing the piano.
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Two things needed to happen to get Daniel to federal prison: the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation needed to give up primary jurisdiction of him and the federal Bureau of Prisons needed to agree to take him in.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
What’s the cost-benefit argument for giving up on writing, an important and useful traditional skill?
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The Rams gave up two touchdown passes in the final minute of the first half, right tackle Rob Havenstein left the game because of an injury, the Seahawks blocked a punt and the Rams converted only three of 13 third downs.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Andrew Greif Both Indianapolis and Minnesota rank in the league’s bottom third defensively in allowing rushing yards, with the Colts giving up an average of 227 yards, and the Vikings 263, which is the NFL’s third-worst average.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
What’s the cost-benefit argument for giving up on writing, an important and useful traditional skill?
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
The Rams gave up two touchdown passes in the final minute of the first half, right tackle Rob Havenstein left the game because of an injury, the Seahawks blocked a punt and the Rams converted only three of 13 third downs.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Andrew Greif Both Indianapolis and Minnesota rank in the league’s bottom third defensively in allowing rushing yards, with the Colts giving up an average of 227 yards, and the Vikings 263, which is the NFL’s third-worst average.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Give up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20up. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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