give up

EnglishEdit

VerbEdit

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

(transitive) To surrender (someone or something)
He was surrounded, so gave himself up.

They gave him up to the police.

Synonyms: surrender, yield
(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
They gave up the search when it got dark.

Synonyms: blin, cease, discontinue
(transitive) To relinquish (something)
He gave up his seat to an old man.

Synonyms: forlend, surrender, yield
- 1816, Jane Austen, chapter 7, in Emma, volume 1:
  "Dear Miss Woodhouse, I would not give up the pleasure and honour of being intimate with you for any thing in the world."
(transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something)
They gave him up for dead.
(transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
I gave up my faith years ago.
- 1941 October, “Notes and News: Great Western Parcels Railcar”, in Railway Magazine, page 474:
  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.
- 1987, Stock Aitken Waterman (lyrics and music), “Never Gonna Give You Up”, in Whenever You Need Somebody, performed by Rick Astley:
  Never gonna give you up / Never gonna let you down / Never gonna run around and desert you
- 2021 November 3, Adrian Shooter talks to Paul Clifton, “A lifetime of railway achievements”, in RAIL, number 943, page 34:
  "I tried retirement ten years ago. Didn't think much of it. Complete waste of time. So I gave it up after two weeks."
Synonyms: desert, forlet, forsake
(intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate
OK, I give up, you win.

Synonyms: capitulate, surrender, wave the white flag
Become fully taken over by a certain quality, activity, trait, &c.
- 1800s Mary Woody A True Account of Nayomy Wise
  She seems give up to sin
  Too much neglecting grace within
(finance, transitive) To execute a trade on behalf of another broker.

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

surrender

Arabic: تَنَازَلَ‎ (tanāzala), تَخَلَّى‎ (taḵallā), اِسْتَسْلَمَ‎ (istaslama)
Armenian: հանձնվել (hy) (hanjnvel)
Belarusian: здава́цца impf (zdavácca), зда́цца pf (zdácca)
Bulgarian: предавам се (predavam se)
Catalan: rendir-se (ca)
Cherokee: ᎠᏓᏲᏍᎦ (adayosga)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 投案 (zh) (tóu'àn), 自首 (zh) (zìshǒu), 投降 (zh) (tóuxiáng)
Czech: vzdát se (oneself), vydat (cs) (somene else)
Danish: give op, opgive
Dutch: zich overgeven
Esperanto: kapitulaci (eo)
Finnish: antautua (fi), luovuttaa (fi)
French: se rendre (fr)
Galician: renderse
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: aufgeben (de), sich ergeben, kapitulieren (de)
Hungarian: felad (hu)
Indonesian: menyerah (id)
Irish: tabhair suas
Italian: arrendersi (it)
Japanese: 降服する (ja) (こうふくする, kōfuku suru)
Khmer: ចុះចាញ់ (coh cañ)
Korean: 항복하다 (ko) (hangbokhada)
Latin: dēdō, exhibeo (la)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Old Saxon: afgevan
Polish: poddawać się impf poddać się pf
Portuguese: render-se
Russian: сдава́ться (ru) impf (sdavátʹsja), сда́ться (ru) pf (sdátʹsja) (intrans.); сдава́ть (ru) impf (sdavátʹ), сдать (ru) pf (sdatʹ) trans.; выдава́ть (ru) impf (vydavátʹ), вы́дать (ru) pf (výdatʹ) (trans.)
Scottish Gaelic: gèill, thoir suas
Slovak: vydať
Spanish: rendirse (es), entregar (es)
Swedish: ge upp (sv)
Thai: ยอมแพ้ (yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ)
Ukrainian: здава́тися (uk) (zdavátysja), зда́тися pf (zdátysja)
Vietnamese: đầu hàng (vi)
Volapük: please add this translation if you can

stop, quit, desist

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Basque: amore eman
Belarusian: кі́даць impf (kídacʹ), кі́нуць pf (kínucʹ)
Bulgarian: преставам (bg) (prestavam)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 放棄／放弃 (fong³ hei³)

Mandarin: 停止 (zh) (tíngzhǐ)
Danish: overgive, afslutte
Esperanto: cedi
Finnish: lopettaa (fi), luopua (fi)
French: abandonner (fr)
German: aufgeben (de)
Hebrew: הִתְיָאֵשׁ‎ (he) (hityaésh)
Hungarian: felad (hu)
Indonesian: berhenti (id)
Irish: tabhair suas
Italian: rinunciare (it), desistere (it), rassegnarsi (it), darla su
Japanese: 諦める (ja) (akirameru)
Korean: 포기하다 (ko) (pogihada)
Polish: zrezygnować (pl), zaprzestać (pl)
Portuguese: desistir (pt), largar (pt)
Russian: броса́ть (ru) impf (brosátʹ), бро́сить (ru) pf (brósitʹ) the habit; прекраща́ть (ru) impf (prekraščátʹ), прекрати́ть (ru) pf (prekratítʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas
Slovak: vzdať
Spanish: desistir (es)
Swedish: ge upp (sv), överge (sv)
Thai: เลิก (th) (lə̂ək), วางมือ (waang-mʉʉ)
Ukrainian: кида́ти (uk) (kydáty), припиня́ти (prypynjáty)
Vietnamese: bỏ cuộc (vi)
Welsh: rhoi'r gorau

relinquish

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 讓渡／让渡 (zh) (ràngdù), 交出 (zh) (jiāochū)
Dutch: afzien (nl)
Esperanto: rezigni
Finnish: luovuttaa (fi), antaa (fi)
French: renoncer (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi)
Hebrew: וִתֵּר‎ (he) (vittér)
Hungarian: átad (hu)
Indonesian: menyerahkan (id)
Irish: tabhair suas
Latin: dēdō
Norman: èrnonchi
Polish: oddać (pl)
Portuguese: renunciar a
Russian: уступа́ть (ru) impf (ustupátʹ), уступи́ть (ru) pf (ustupítʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas
Spanish: renunciar (es)
Swedish: lämna ifrån sig
Ukrainian: поступа́тися (postupátysja), відмовля́тися (vidmovljátysja)

lose hope

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 失去信心 (shīqù xìnxīn), 放棄／放弃 (zh) (fàngqì)
Danish: give op
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: menettää toivonsa
French: désespérer (fr), perdre l'espoir
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: aufgeben (de)
Hebrew: הִתְיָאֵשׁ‎ (he) (hityaésh)
Hungarian: felad (hu)
Irish: tabhair suas
Italian: rassegnarsi (it), darla su
Khmer: លែងមានសង្ឃឹម (lɛɛng-miən-sɑngkhɨm)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: tracić nadzieję
Portuguese: perder as esperanças
Russian: оставля́ть (ru) impf (ostavljátʹ), оста́вить (ru) pf (ostávitʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas
Spanish: desesperar (es)
Swedish: ge upp (sv)
Thai: หมดหวัง (mòt-wǎng)
Ukrainian: облиша́ти (oblyšáty), лиша́ти (lyšáty)
Vietnamese: từ bỏ hi vọng

abandon

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: изоставям (bg) (izostavjam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 放棄／放弃 (zh) (fàngqì)
Danish: overgive
Finnish: hylätä (fi), luopua (fi)
German: aufgeben (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ἀπογιγνώσκω (apogignṓskō) (+ genitive)
Hebrew: וִתֵּר‎ (he) (vittér)
Hungarian: felad (hu) (+ instrumental-comitative case)
Indonesian: mengabaikan (id)
Irish: tabhair suas
Italian: abbandonare (it), rinunciare (it), darla su
Japanese: 諦める (ja) (あきらめる, akirameru), やめる (ja) (yameru)
Kazakh: тәркі ету (tärkı etu)
Polish: porzucić (pl)
Portuguese: abandonar (pt)
Russian: броса́ть (ru) impf (brosátʹ), бро́сить (ru) pf (brósitʹ), оставля́ть (ru) impf (ostavljátʹ), оста́вить (ru) pf (ostávitʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: thoir suas
Slovak: vzdať sa, opustiť
Spanish: abandonar (es)
Swedish: överge (sv)
Thai: ละ (th) (lá), ทิ้ง (th) (tíng)
Ukrainian: кида́ти (uk) (kydáty), залиша́ти (zalyšáty)

admit defeat

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 認輸投降／认输投降 (rènshū tóuxiáng)
Czech: vzdát se (cs)
Danish: kapitulere
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: luovuttaa (fi), antaa periksi (fi)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: aufgeben (de), kapitulieren (de)
Hebrew: וִתֵּר‎ (he) (vittér), נִכְנַע‎ (nichná), הִתְיָאֵשׁ‎ (he) (hityaésh)
Hungarian: felad (hu), (“I give up”, I won't guess the solution anymore) szabad a gazda
Irish: tabhair suas
Italian: arrendersi (it)
Khmer: ចុះចាញ់ (coh cañ)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: poddać się (pl)
Portuguese: desistir (pt)
Russian: сдава́ться (ru) impf (sdavátʹsja), сда́ться (ru) impf (sdátʹsja), капитули́ровать (ru) impf or pf (kapitulírovatʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: gèill, thoir suas
Slovak: vzdať sa, vzdávať sa
Spanish: rendirse (es)
Swedish: ge upp (sv), ge sig
Thai: ยอม (th) (yɔɔm), ยอมแพ้ (yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛ)
Turkish: pes etmek (tr)
Ukrainian: здава́тися (uk) (zdavátysja)
Vietnamese: đầu hàng (vi)

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