surrender
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of anotherAn act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; a feeling of abandonment and resignation; the deliberate cessation of struggle over outcomes.
» Tom has no choice but to surrender.
У Тома немає іншого вибору, крім як здатися. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; a feeling of abandonment and resignation; the deliberate cessation of struggle over outcomes.
Kapitulation, Ergebung, Ergeben
капитуля́цияkapituljácija, сда́чаsdáča
капітуля́ціяkapituljácija, зда́чаzdáča
(countable, uncountable)The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
Übergeben, Übergabe, Aushändigung
(countable, uncountable)The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
- the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
- acceptance of despair
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- a verbal act of admitting defeat
Examples
179 sentencesTom has no choice but to surrender.
У Тома немає іншого вибору, крім як здатися. — deniko
We have to surrender.
Ми маємо здатися. — deniko
ruМы должны сдаться. — odexed
I'd rather die than surrender.
Я краще помру, ніж здамся. — deniko
ruЯ лучше умру, чем сдамся. — Hayabusa
deLieber sterbe ich, als mich zu ergeben! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did Tom surrender?
Том здався? — deniko
ruТом сдался? — sharptoothed
deHat Tom sich geschlagen gegeben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We'll never surrender.
Ми ніколи не здамося. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English surrendre, from Anglo-Norman surrendre, infinitive as noun. DisplacedFrom Middle English surrendre, from Anglo-Norman surrendre, infinitive as noun. Displaced native Old English handgang.
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Forms
plural: surrenders| Singular | surrender |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- acceptance of despair:resignation
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions):capitulationfall
- a verbal act of admitting defeat:giving upyielding
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.