opgive — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.

Senses

opgive is used for these senses in English:

• abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
• give up (transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

give up — full definition

1. phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
2. phrasal verb To stop doing or having something, especially a habit or pleasure.
3. phrasal verb To hand something over, or to surrender yourself, to someone else.

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