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諦める — 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.
  • despair noun A total loss of hope.
  • forgo verb To choose to go without something, even though you could have it.
  • give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.

Senses

諦める 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)]
  • despair (transitive) To cause to despair.
  • give up (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
  • give up (transitive) To abandon (someone or something)

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".

despair — full definition

  1. noun A total loss of hope.
  2. verb To lose all hope.

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