Meaning Of The Word Give up

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What's The Definition Of Give up?

give up
phrasal verb: If you give up something that you have or that you are entitled to, you allow someone else to have it.
phrasal verb: If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.
phrasal verb: If you give up your job, you resign from it.
phrasal verb: If you give up, you decide that you cannot do something and stop trying to do it.
phrasal verb: If you give yourself up, you let the police or other people know where you are, after you have been hiding from them.

give up in American English
to abandon hope; despair
to hand over; turn over; surrender

give up in British English
to abandon hope (for)

give-up in American English
noun: something conceded or relinquished; concession

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