give up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === 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); to inform on (someone). Synonyms: surrender, yield (transitive) To relinquish (something) Synonyms: (archaic) forlend, surrender, yield Coordinate term: give away (transitive) To have someone obtain (something) to one's disadvantage; to concede. (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.). Synonyms: cease, discontinue, blin (obsolete) (transitive) To abandon (someone or something) Synonyms: desert, (obsolete or dialect) forlet, forsake (transitive) To lose hope concerning (someone or something) (intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate; to desist for that reason. Synonyms: capitulate, give in, surrender, throw in the towel, wave the white flag Coordinate terms: give out, give way (transitive, finance) To execute a trade on behalf of another broker. (intransitive, US dialectal) To acknowledge, recognize as. (intransitive, US, slang) To reveal (something). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ギブアップ (gibu appu) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === give up (comparative more give up, superlative most give up) (US dialectal) Become fully taken over by a certain quality, activity, trait, etc. === References === “give up”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === upgive