prijsgeven — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.

Senses

prijsgeven 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 in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
• jettison (countable) The action of jettisoning items.

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".

jettison — full definition

1. verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
2. verb To abandon or discard something no longer wanted or useful.
3. noun The act of throwing something overboard, or the items thrown out this way.

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