opgeven — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- bury verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
- cede verb To formally give up land, rights, or power to someone else.
- forfeit verb To lose or give up something as a penalty for breaking a rule or agreement.
- forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- remit verb To send money, especially as a payment.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
- say verb To speak words; to express something out loud or in writing.
- succumb verb To give in to something overpowering, such as pressure, temptation, or illness.
- waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.
Senses
opgeven 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)]
- bury (figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon.
- cede (transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]
- forfeit To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
- forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
- give in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
- jettison (countable) The action of jettisoning items.
- quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".
bury — full definition
- verb To place a body in the ground, typically as part of a funeral.
- verb To put something in the ground and cover it over.
- verb To hide or suppress a feeling, memory, or fact.
- verb To put an end to something, such as a disagreement.