English verb: give up | |||
1. | give up (possession) lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime | ||
Samples | You've forfeited your right to name your successor. Forfeited property. | ||
Synonyms | forego, forfeit, forgo, throw overboard, waive | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abandon | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lapse | ||
Antonyms | arrogate, lay claim, claim | ||
2. | give up (possession) give up with the intent of never claiming again | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | abandon | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce | ||
3. | give up (competition) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat | ||
Samples | In the second round, the challenger gave up. | ||
Synonyms | chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, quit, throw in, throw in the towel | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Antonyms | enter, participate | ||
4. | give up (stative) put an end to a state or an activity | ||
Samples | Quit teasing your little brother. | ||
Examples | They give up moving | ||
Synonyms | cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off, withdraw | ||
Antonyms | preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | ||
5. | give up (possession) give up what is not strictly needed | ||
Samples | He asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey. | ||
Synonyms | dispense with, part with, spare | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
6. | give up (possession) part with a possession or right | ||
Samples | I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest. Resign a claim to the throne. | ||
Synonyms | free, release, relinquish, resign | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | derequisition, give, sacrifice | ||
7. | give up (social) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily | ||
Samples | She vacated the position when she got pregnant. The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds. | ||
Synonyms | renounce, resign, vacate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leave office, quit, resign, step down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abdicate, renounce | ||
8. | give up (possession) relinquish possession or control over | ||
Samples | The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in. | ||
Synonyms | cede, deliver, surrender | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sell, sign away, sign over, yield up | ||
9. | give up (competition) give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another | ||
Samples | The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered. | ||
Synonyms | surrender | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | yield | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abnegate, capitulate, concede | ||
Antonyms | stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | ||
10. | give up (cognition) stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims | ||
Samples | He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage. Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations. | ||
Synonyms | abandon | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Verb group | break, cave in, collapse, ease up, fall in, founder, give, give, give way, give way, move over, yield | ||
11. | give up (social) allow the other (baseball) team to score | ||
Samples | Give up a run. | ||
Synonyms | allow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
12. | give up (consumption) stop consuming | ||
Samples | Kick a habit. Give up alcohol. | ||
Synonyms | kick | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive | ||