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ge upp — 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.
  • abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
  • capitulate verb To stop resisting and agree to the other side's terms; to surrender.
  • concede verb To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true.
  • give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
  • surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.

Senses

ge upp 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)]
  • abdicate (transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]
  • capitulate (intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]
  • concede To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
  • give in (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
  • give up (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
  • give up (intransitive) To admit defeat, capitulate.
  • surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

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".

abdicate — full definition

  1. verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
  2. verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.

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