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
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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But virtually impossible to see a scenario without US support where Ukraine doesn't have to give up some territory to Russia to reach a ceasefire.
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Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Musk may have given up on fighting for the licenses, instead teaming up with Trump to potentially eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which monitors the traditional sort of money transmitter activities that currently seem just out of Musk's reach.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The Hurricanes gave up the second-most plays of 10 or more yards last season and were among the worst in the nation at surrendering plays of 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 or more yards.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Market moves: In Wednesday afternoon trading, the S & P 500 gave up its earlier gains.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Musk may have given up on fighting for the licenses, instead teaming up with Trump to potentially eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which monitors the traditional sort of money transmitter activities that currently seem just out of Musk's reach.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The Hurricanes gave up the second-most plays of 10 or more yards last season and were among the worst in the nation at surrendering plays of 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 or more yards.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
Market moves: In Wednesday afternoon trading, the S & P 500 gave up its earlier gains.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum,paulina Likos, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Give up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20up. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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