Meaning

11 senses
  1. (transitive)To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).

    He was surrounded, so gave himself up.

    They gave him up to the police.

  2. (transitive)To relinquish (something)

    He gave up his seat to an old man.

    The king gave up land in exchange for peace.

    aufgeben, sich ergeben, kapitulieren

    уступа́тьustupátʹ, уступи́тьustupítʹ, сдава́тьсяsdavátʹsja

    поступа́тисяpostupátysja, відмовля́тисяvidmovljátysja, здава́тисяzdavátysja

    relinquish possession or control over

  3. (transitive)Devote or dedicate (oneself, one's life, etc.) to something.

    I gave myself up to working for this cause.

    She persuaded us to give up our time to the project.

  4. (transitive)To have someone obtain (something) to one's disadvantage; to concede.

    A good pitcher will give up very few home runs.

    Don't tell them where you are, and try not to give up any clues either.

  5. (transitive)To stop or quit (an activity, etc.).

    They gave up the search when it got dark.

    aufgeben

    броса́тьbrosátʹ, бро́сить pf the habitbrósitʹ, прекраща́тьprekraščátʹ

    кида́тиkydáty, припиня́тиprypynjáty

    stop consuming

  6. (transitive)To abandon (someone or something)

    I gave up my faith years ago.

    aufgeben

    броса́тьbrosátʹ, бро́ситьbrósitʹ, оставля́тьostavljátʹ

    кида́тиkydáty, залиша́тиzalyšáty

  7. (transitive)To lose hope concerning (someone or something)

    They gave him up for dead.

    aufgeben

    оставля́тьostavljátʹ, оста́витьostávitʹ

    облиша́тиoblyšáty, лиша́тиlyšáty

  8. (intransitive)To admit defeat, capitulate; to desist for that reason.

    OK, I give up, you win.

    aufgeben, kapitulieren

    сдава́тьсяsdavátʹsja, сда́тьсяsdátʹsja, капитули́роватьkapitulírovatʹ

    здава́тисяzdavátysja

    give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

  9. (transitive)To execute a trade on behalf of another broker.

  10. (US, dialectal, intransitive)To acknowledge, recognize as.

  11. (US, intransitive, slang)To reveal (something).

    He gave up that he was the one who opened the door.

Examples

1797 sentences
  1. You must not give up hope.

    Не треба втрачати надію. — deniko

    ruВы не должны терять надежду. — shanghainese

    deDu darfst die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben. — Vortarulo

  2. Why don't you give up smoking?

    Чому б тобі не кинути палити? — deniko

    ruПочему ты не бросишь курить? — sharptoothed

    deWarum hörst du nicht mit dem Rauchen auf? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. They did not give up hope.

    Вони не втратили надію. — deniko

  4. I can't give up my dream.

    Я не можу відмовитися від своєї мрії. — shanghainese

    ruЯ не могу отказаться от своей мечты. — odexed

  5. I don't want to give up.

    Я не хочу здаватися. — deniko

    ruЯ не хочу сдаваться. — odexed

    deIch will nicht aufgeben. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 5
relinquish:
surrender:
stop, quit, desist:
abandon:
lose hope:
Русский
By meaning 5
relinquish:
surrender:
stop, quit, desist:
abandon:
admit defeat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
surrender:

Forms

gives up, giving up, gave up, given up
Base formgive up · to give up
3rd person singulargives up
Present participlegiving up
Past simplegave up
Past participlegiven up

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygive up
he, she, itgives up

Past simpleLesson

all personsgave up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave given up
he, she, ithas given up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill give up

Phrasal verbs

11 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

43 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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