放棄する — meaning in English
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English meaning
- forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
放棄する is used for these senses in English:
- forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
- relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
- surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
forsake — full definition
- verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- verb To turn down or refuse something that is offered.