Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
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stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations"
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give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
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give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
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refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"
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give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
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relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
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lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
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part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
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give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
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leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
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allow the other (baseball) team to score; "give up a run"
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put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
Usage Examples
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
As long as you as an individual... can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as 'one of the faithful,' one of those people who can say, 'Well, look, something's going to happen! Let's just keep trying. Let's not give up.
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
Don't give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.
Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don't give up.
Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
Don't give up your dreams.
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Other Usage ExamplesFamily law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality.
A lot of stand-up comedy guys, when they get a little famous, just give up their stand-up career, and it cancels out the thing that set them apart.
Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great.
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln.
Children do not give up their innate imagination, curiosity, dreaminess easily. You have to love them to get them to do that.
But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a lot of times, because that can be a big downfall.
At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldn't think of anything else to give up for Lent so I stopped - and I haven't had a cigarette since.