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lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
forfeited property
you've forfeited your right to name your successor -
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered -
give up what is not strictly needed
he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey -
stop consuming
give up alcohol
kick a habit -
give up with the intent of never claiming again
We gave the drowning victim up for dead
Abandon your life to God
She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti -
relinquish possession or control over
The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in -
allow the other (baseball) team to score
give up a run -
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage -
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
In the second round, the challenger gave up -
part with a possession or right
resign a claim to the throne
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest -
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
She vacated the position when she got pregnant
The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds -
put an end to a state or an activity
Quit teasing your little brother
How To Use give up In A Sentence
- I have seen far too many people give up too quickly on their programs after a few short weeks.
- Had to give up on a couple of nice bulls but that's the haps at that time of year. Help with Colorado Elk
- Often the parent feels helpless and very discouraged and may also give up on the child which reinforces the child's feelings of inadequacy and may cause the child to retreat or regress further.
- When women give up their souls to the ultimate colonization known as heteronormative existence, they lose their shot at greatness. Women's Space
- There are chocks of assorted age and make, battered into shapeless bashies, as well as many fine #1 Friends, sunk and overcammed deep into fingercracks which refuse to give up their dead.
- At least Steven Pinker can tell us why we curse and why cursing is so goddamn hard to give up: All Be Galdangit
- Prayer, and receive the Sacrament every day; because they do not subject and submit themselves wholly and entirely to him that hath Light, nor deny and conquer themselves, nor give up themselves totally to God, with a perfect divesting and disinteresting of themselves: In a word, till the Soul be purified in the Fire of Inward Pain, it will never get to a State of The spiritual guide which disentangles the soul / by Michael de Molinos ; edited with an introduction by Kathleen Lyttelton and a note by H. Scott Holland.
- Death must loose its grip and give up its prey. Christianity Today
- A whole battery of measures was tried in an attempt to get them to give up cigarettes.
- Give up is completely lost, persistence will have at least a glimmer of hope.