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Detailed Synonyms for give up in English

give up:

to give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)

  1. to give up
    to renunciate; to relinquish; to give up
    • renunciate verb (renunciates, renunciated, renunciating)
    • relinquish verb (relinquishes, relinquished, relinquishing)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  2. to give up
    to subscribe; to register; to enroll; to inscribe; to enlist; to give up; to hand down; to enter; to book; to enrol
    • subscribe verb (subscribes, subscribed, subscribing)
    • register verb (registers, registered, registering)
    • enroll verb, American (enrolls, enrolled, enrolling)
    • inscribe verb (inscribes, inscribed, inscribing)
    • enlist verb (enlists, enlisted, enlisting)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
    • hand down verb (hands down, handed down, handing down)
    • enter verb (enters, entered, entering)
    • book verb (books, booked, booking)
    • enrol verb, British
  3. to give up
    to cease; to abandon; to stop; to give up
    • cease verb (ceases, ceased, ceasing)
    • abandon verb (abandons, abandoned, abandoning)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  4. to give up
    throw in the towel; to give up
  5. to give up
    to surrender; to give up
    • surrender verb (surrenders, surrendered, surrendering)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  6. to give up
    to capitulate; hand oneself over to; hand oneself in; to give up
  7. to give up
    – stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims 1
    to abandon; to give up
    – stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims 1
    • abandon verb (abandons, abandoned, abandoning)
      • He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage1
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
      • Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations1
  8. to give up
    – give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat 1
    to quit; to drop out; to give up; to throw in; throw in the towel; fall by the wayside; chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside
    – give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat 1
  9. to give up
    – give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another 1
    to surrender; to give up
    – give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another 1
    • surrender verb (surrenders, surrendered, surrendering)
      • The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered1
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  10. to give up
    – stop consuming 1
    to kick; to give up
    – stop consuming 1
    • kick verb (kicks, kicked, kicking)
      • kick a habit1
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
      • give up alcohol1
  11. to give up
    – give up with the intent of never claiming again 1
    to abandon; to give up
    – give up with the intent of never claiming again 1
    • abandon verb (abandons, abandoned, abandoning)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  12. to give up
    – relinquish possession or control over 1
    to deliver; to surrender; to cede; to give up
    – relinquish possession or control over 1
    • deliver verb (delivers, delivered, delivering)
    • surrender verb (surrenders, surrendered, surrendering)
      • The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in1
    • cede verb (cedes, ceded, ceding)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  13. to give up
    – lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime 1
    to forfeit; to give up; waive; throw overboard; forego; forgo
    – lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime 1
  14. to give up
    – part with a possession or right 1
    to release; to resign; to free; to relinquish; to give up
    – part with a possession or right 1
    • release verb (releases, released, releasing)
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
      • resign a claim to the throne1
    • free verb (frees, freed, freeing)
    • relinquish verb (relinquishes, relinquished, relinquishing)
      • I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest1
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
  15. to give up
    – give up what is not strictly needed 1
    to spare; to give up; to part with; dispense with
    – give up what is not strictly needed 1
    • spare verb (spares, spared, sparing)
      • he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey1
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
    • part with verb (parts with, parted with, parting with)
  16. to give up
    – leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily 1
    to resign; to renounce; to give up; vacate
    – leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily 1
    • resign verb (resigns, resigned, resigning)
      • The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds1
    • renounce verb (renounces, renounced, renouncing)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
    • vacate verb
      • She vacated the position when she got pregnant1
  17. to give up
    – allow the other (baseball) team to score 1
    to allow; to give up
    – allow the other (baseball) team to score 1
    • allow verb (allows, allowed, allowing)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)
      • give up a run1
  18. to give up
    – put an end to a state or an activity 1
    to cease; to quit; to stop; to lay off; to give up; discontinue
    – put an end to a state or an activity 1
    • cease verb (ceases, ceased, ceasing)
    • quit verb (quits, quit, quiting)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    • lay off verb (lays off, laid off, laying off)
    • give up verb (gives up, gave up, giving up)

Conjugations for give up:

present
  1. give up
  2. give up
  3. gives up
  4. give up
  5. give up
  6. give up
simple past
  1. gave up
  2. gave up
  3. gave up
  4. gave up
  5. gave up
  6. gave up
present perfect
  1. have given up
  2. have given up
  3. has given up
  4. have given up
  5. have given up
  6. have given up
past continuous
  1. was giving up
  2. were giving up
  3. was giving up
  4. were giving up
  5. were giving up
  6. were giving up
future
  1. shall give up
  2. will give up
  3. will give up
  4. shall give up
  5. will give up
  6. will give up
continuous present
  1. am giving up
  2. are giving up
  3. is giving up
  4. are giving up
  5. are giving up
  6. are giving up
subjunctive
  1. be given up
  2. be given up
  3. be given up
  4. be given up
  5. be given up
  6. be given up
diverse
  1. give up!
  2. let's give up!
  3. given up
  4. giving up
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "give up":

  1. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims1
    • Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations1
  2. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat1
  3. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another1
  4. stop consuming1
    • give up alcohol1
  5. give up with the intent of never claiming again1
  6. relinquish possession or control over1
  7. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime1
  8. part with a possession or right1
  9. give up what is not strictly needed1
  10. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily1
  11. allow the other (baseball) team to score1
    • give up a run1
  12. put an end to a state or an activity1

Related Synonyms for give up