Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
give up en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
They gave him up to the police.
He was surrounded, so gave himself up.
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(transitive) To relinquish (something)
"Dear Miss Woodhouse, I would not give up the pleasure and honour of being intimate with you for any thing in the world."
1816, Jane Austen, chapter 7, in Emma, volume 1:He gave up his seat to an old man.
The king gave up land in exchange for peace.
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(transitive) Devote or dedicate (oneself, one's life, etc.) to something.
She persuaded us to give up our time to the project.
I gave myself up to working for this cause.
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(transitive) To have someone obtain (something) to one's disadvantage; to concede.
Don't tell them where you are, and try not to give up any clues either.
Fiers, who now pitches for the Oakland Athletics, has gone 27-12 with a no-hitter in two years since leaving the Astros. But the last time he faced them, on Sept. 9, he gave up nine runs, including five homers, and got just three outs.
2019 November 14, Tyler Kepner, “After Reports of Astros' Cheating, M.L.B. Is Left to Restore Trust”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2023:A good pitcher will give up very few home runs.
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(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.).
They gave up the search when it got dark.
Once again, the WiFi isn't willing to work. When the guard comes to check tickets, I ask him if it ever works. He rolls his eyes and tells me it rarely does. He says I'll be lucky if I get it to connect. I give up trying.
2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 54:
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(transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
I gave up my faith years ago.
The semi-streamlined contour of the earlier G.W.R. railcars has been given up in favour of a more utilitarian blunt-nose end, and effective floor space gained thereby.
1941 October, “Notes and News: Great Western Parcels Railcar”, in Railway Magazine, page 474:The optimistic peace-and-love philosophy of his youth having given him up, he no longer knew how to reconcile himself to an increasingly phoney (he loathed, in this context, the otherwise excellent word “virtual”) reality.
2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 7:"I tried retirement ten years ago. Didn't think much of it. Complete waste of time. So I gave it up after two weeks."
2021 November 3, Adrian Shooter talks to Paul Clifton, “A lifetime of railway achievements”, in RAIL, number 943, page 34:Never gonna give you up / Never gonna let you down / Never gonna run around and desert you
1987, Stock Aitken Waterman, “Never Gonna Give You Up”, in Whenever You Need Somebody, performed by Rick Astley:
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(transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something)
They gave him up for dead.
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(intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate; to desist for that reason.
OK, I give up, you win.
Wake in a sweat again / Another day's been laid to waste / In my disgrace / Stuck in my head again / Feels like I'll never leave this place / There's no escape / I'm my own worst enemy / I've given up / I'm sick of feeling / Is there nothing you can say? / Take this all away / I'm suffocating
2007, “Given Up”, Mike Shinoda (lyrics), performed by Linkin Park:
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(transitive) To execute a trade on behalf of another broker.
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(US, dialectal, intransitive) To acknowledge, recognize as.
The next morning, Sunday, I was boxing with R., who had come over with three or four others to swap a few with me. I was given up to be the best boxer around, and I laid them cold as fast as they came at me.
1969, God Struck Me Dead; Religious Conversion Experiences and Autobiographies of Ex-Slaves, Philadelphia, P.A.; Boston, M.A.: Pilgrim Press, page 45:
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(US, intransitive, slang) To reveal (something).
He gave up that he was the one who opened the door.
Well, give it up, Prof! What did you find out!
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:
Forms
Coordinates
give way · give away · give out
Deriveds
give-up · giver-upper · give it up · give up the ghost · don't give up your day job
Descendants
ギブアップ
Synonyms
throw in the towel · forsake · yield · cease · wave the white flag · blin · capitulate · give in · turn away from · forlet · discontinue · desert · surrender · forlend · surrender · yield · surrender
Translations (242)
th ละ (abandon) · hu felad (lose hope) · th หมดหวัง (lose hope) · es rendirse en (lose hope) · da give op (surrender) · fi luovuttaa (admit defeat) · cmn 認輸投降 /认输投降 (admit defeat) · de aufgeben (surrender) · da afslutte (stop, quit, desist) · la dēdō (surrender) · pt abandonar (abandon) · pl oddać (relinquish) · it arrendersi (admit defeat) · nl afzien (relinquish) · ru сдава́ться (admit defeat) · it rassegnarsi (lose hope) · uk лиша́ти (lose hope) · eo kapitulaci (surrender) · de aufgeben (stop, quit, desist) · ko 항복하다 (surrender) · hy հանձնվել (surrender) · uk кида́ти (stop, quit, desist) · ro se da bătut (stop, quit, desist) · sk vzdať sa (abandon) · cmn 交出 (relinquish) · de aufgeben (abandon) · hu felad (surrender) · be здава́цца (surrender) · he וִתֵּר (relinquish) · grc ἐκδίδωμι (relinquish) · th สละ (relinquish) · bg преставам (stop, quit, desist) · ka ბარდება (surrender) · es rendirse (surrender) · pl poddać się (admit defeat) · ro lăsa (stop, quit, desist) · it arrendersi (surrender) · da opgive (surrender) · ru бро́сить pf the habit (stop, quit, desist) · ro se da bătut (surrender) · bg предавам се (surrender) · ru броса́ть (abandon) · ga tabhair suas (lose hope) · es rendirse (admit defeat) · hu átad (relinquish) · ga tabhair suas (admit defeat) · gl renderse (surrender) · uk відмовля́тися (relinquish) · cmn 放棄 /放弃 (abandon) · th ยอม (admit defeat) · ka ფარ-ხმალს ყრის (stop, quit, desist) · hu felad (admit defeat) · pt desistir (stop, quit, desist) · fr se rendre (surrender) · he נִכְנַע (admit defeat) · fi menettää toivonsa (lose hope) · ru оста́вить (abandon) · fr perdre l'espoir (lose hope) · es desesperarse (lose hope) · it darla su (lose hope) · sv ge upp (stop, quit, desist) · it rinunciare (stop, quit, desist) · uk здава́тися (admit defeat) · pt perder as esperanças (lose hope) · ka ჩაბარდება (surrender) · tr pes etmek (admit defeat) · th ยอมแพ้ (admit defeat) · be кі́нуць (stop, quit, desist) · de kapitulieren (surrender) · eo cedi (stop, quit, desist) · gd thoir suas (admit defeat) · hu szabad a gazda (admit defeat) · ru сда́ться (surrender) · fr désespérer (lose hope) · sv ge sig (admit defeat) · ga tabhair suas (surrender) · cs vzdát se (admit defeat) · ru оставля́ть (lose hope) · fi luopua (abandon) · cmn 投案 (surrender) · ga tabhair suas (stop, quit, desist) · ru оставля́ть (abandon) · gd gèill (admit defeat) · id menyerahkan (relinquish) · es claudicar (admit defeat) · ar تَخَلَّى (surrender) · th เลิก (stop, quit, desist) · is gefast upp (surrender) · es desesperanzarse con (lose hope) · be зда́цца (surrender) · da overgive (abandon) · ka ხელს იღებს (abandon) · be кі́даць (stop, quit, desist) · pl tracić nadzieję (lose hope) · sv ge upp (lose hope) · sv överge (abandon) · de kapitulieren (admit defeat) · ar اِسْتَسْلَمَ (surrender) · es darse por vencido (lose hope) · es desahuciarse de (lose hope) · kk тәркі ету (abandon) · izh antiissa (surrender) · pt desistir (admit defeat) · gd thoir suas (stop, quit, desist) · it desistere (stop, quit, desist) · km ចុះចាញ់ (admit defeat) · it darla su (stop, quit, desist) · es renunciar (relinquish) · uk припиня́ти (stop, quit, desist) · he וִתֵּר (admit defeat) · osx afgevan (surrender) · uk поступа́тися (relinquish) · ru уступа́ть (relinquish) · pl poddawać się impf poddać się (surrender) · de sich ergeben (surrender) · it darla su (abandon) · ko 포기하다 (stop, quit, desist) · cmn 讓渡 /让渡 (relinquish) · ru сдать pf trans. (surrender) · gd thoir suas (surrender) · cs vzdát se (surrender) · gd thoir suas (abandon) · th วางมือ (stop, quit, desist) · fi antaa (relinquish) · tg даст кашидан (surrender) · vi nhường (relinquish) · id mengabaikan (abandon) · pt render-se (surrender) · fi antautua (surrender) · id menyerah (surrender) · nl opgeven (stop, quit, desist) · ro renunța (stop, quit, desist) · he הִתְיָאֵשׁ (lose hope) · ru вы́дать (surrender) · ru сдава́ться (surrender) · th ยอมแพ้ (surrender) · fi antaa periksi (admit defeat) · yue 認輸 /认输 (admit defeat) · fr abandonner (stop, quit, desist) · he הִתְיָאֵשׁ (stop, quit, desist) · yue 放棄 /放弃 (stop, quit, desist) · cmn 自首 (surrender) · eo rezigni (relinquish) · cmn 停止 (stop, quit, desist) · ja やめる (abandon) · cy rhoi'r gorau (stop, quit, desist) · es ciar (stop, quit, desist) · es abandonar (abandon) · es entregar (surrender) · ka თმობს (relinquish) · da kapitulere (admit defeat) · grc ἀπογιγνώσκω (abandon) · pl zaprzestać (stop, quit, desist) · uk облиша́ти (lose hope) · fi luovuttaa (relinquish) · de aufgeben (lose hope) · ar تَنَازَلَ (surrender) · fi luopua (stop, quit, desist) · es renunciar a (lose hope) · ja 降服する (surrender) · vi từ bỏ hi vọng (lose hope) · ru броса́ть (stop, quit, desist) · es ciar (abandon) · eu amore eman (stop, quit, desist) · pt largar (stop, quit, desist) · ru оста́вить (lose hope) · bg изоставям (abandon) · nrf èrnonchi (relinquish) · tl sumuko (surrender) · uk залиша́ти (abandon) · ka ხელს იღებს (stop, quit, desist) · la dēdō (relinquish) · ka ხელს აიღებს (abandon) · gd gèill (surrender) · ka მიატოვებს (abandon) · ka თავს ანებებს (abandon) · da overgive (stop, quit, desist) · fr renoncer (relinquish) · ja 諦める (stop, quit, desist) · ru сдава́ть (surrender) · sv ge upp (surrender) · chr ᎠᏓᏲᏍᎦ (surrender) · sv lämna ifrån sig (relinquish) · km ចុះចាញ់ (surrender) · it rinunciare (abandon) · hu felad (stop, quit, desist) · fi luovuttaa (surrender) · nl zich overgeven (surrender) · la exhibeo (surrender) · ru прекрати́ть (stop, quit, desist) · da give op (lose hope) · es desistir (stop, quit, desist) · ga tabhair suas (abandon) · ru капитули́ровать (admit defeat) · it rassegnarsi (stop, quit, desist) · cmn 失去信心 (lose hope) · cmn 投降 (surrender) · cs vydat (surrender) · sk vzdať (stop, quit, desist) · gd thoir suas (relinquish) · vi bỏ cuộc (stop, quit, desist) · ka თავს დაანებებს (abandon) · sk vzdávať sa (admit defeat) · de aufgeben (admit defeat) · he וִתֵּר (abandon) · uk зда́тися (surrender) · ga tabhair suas (relinquish) · pt abdicar de (relinquish) · ca rendir-se (surrender) · sv ge upp (admit defeat) · uk здава́тися (surrender) · th ทิ้ง (abandon) · ka ნებდება (surrender) · ru прекраща́ть (stop, quit, desist) · pt renunciar a (relinquish) · ka დათმობს (relinquish) · ota براقمق (stop, quit, desist) · pl porzucić (abandon) · ru бро́сить (abandon) · sv överge (stop, quit, desist) · ja 諦める (abandon) · vi đầu hàng (admit defeat) · uk кида́ти (abandon) · sk vydať (surrender) · ka თავს ანებებს (stop, quit, desist) · id berhenti (stop, quit, desist) · ro renunța (surrender) · fi hylätä (abandon) · ru выдава́ть (surrender) · he הִתְיָאֵשׁ (admit defeat) · pt ceder (relinquish) · vi đầu hàng (surrender) · gd thoir suas (lose hope) · ru сда́ться (admit defeat) · cmn 放棄 /放弃 (lose hope) · sk opustiť (abandon) · it abbandonare (abandon) · km លែងមានសង្ឃឹម (lose hope) · ru уступи́ть (relinquish) · fi lopettaa (stop, quit, desist) · sk vzdať sa (admit defeat) · pl zrezygnować (stop, quit, desist)