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entregar-se — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • submit verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.

Senses

entregar-se is used for these senses in English:

  • give away (transitive, sometimes, _, reflexive) To unintentionally reveal a secret or divulge undisclosed information; to betray or expose someone.
  • submit (intransitive) To yield or give way to another.
  • surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

submit — full definition

  1. verb To send in a piece of work, application, or request for review or approval.
  2. verb To give in or yield to another's authority or wishes.
  3. verb To win a fight in combat sports by forcing an opponent to concede.

surrender — full definition

  1. verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
  2. verb To give up possession of something, often reluctantly.
  3. noun The act of giving up or submitting.

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