Meaning of "give up" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GIVE UP

give up

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GIVE UP

Give up is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb give up in English.

WHAT DOES GIVE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Give Up

Give Up is an album by electronic pop duo The Postal Service. Released on February 19, 2003, it was the second Sub Pop Records release to receive platinum certification, and was Sub Pop's best selling album since Nirvana's Bleach. The album peaked at #114 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart in its initial release; the 2013 tenth-anniversary reissue of the album peaked at #45 in April 2013. As of January 2013, the album had sold 1.07 million copies. The band began as a side project between electronic music artist Jimmy Tamborello and Death Cab for Cutie's vocalist Ben Gibbard. They had previously worked together for a track on Dntel's album Life Is Full of Possibilities. The album was generally well received, and critics commented on its throwbacks to the eighties new wave genre.

Definition of give up in the English dictionary

The first definition of give up in the dictionary is to abandon hope. Other definition of give up is to renounce. Give up is also to relinquish or resign from.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GIVE UP

PRESENT

Present

I give up

you give up

he/she/it gives up

we give up

you give up

they give up

Present continuous

I am giving up

you are giving up

he/she/it is giving up

we are giving up

you are giving up

they are giving up

Present perfect

I have given up

you have given up

he/she/it has given up

we have given up

you have given up

they have given up

Present perfect continuous

I have been giving up

you have been giving up

he/she/it has been giving up

we have been giving up

you have been giving up

they have been giving up

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gave up

you gave up

he/she/it gave up

we gave up

you gave up

they gave up

Past continuous

I was giving up

you were giving up

he/she/it was giving up

we were giving up

you were giving up

they were giving up

Past perfect

I had given up

you had given up

he/she/it had given up

we had given up

you had given up

they had given up

Past perfect continuous

I had been giving up

you had been giving up

he/she/it had been giving up

we had been giving up

you had been giving up

they had been giving up

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will give up

you will give up

he/she/it will give up

we will give up

you will give up

they will give up

Future continuous

I will be giving up

you will be giving up

he/she/it will be giving up

we will be giving up

you will be giving up

they will be giving up

Future perfect

I will have given up

you will have given up

he/she/it will have given up

we will have given up

you will have given up

they will have given up

Future perfect continuous

I will have been giving up

you will have been giving up

he/she/it will have been giving up

we will have been giving up

you will have been giving up

they will have been giving up

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would give up

you would give up

he/she/it would give up

we would give up

you would give up

they would give up

Conditional continuous

I would be giving up

you would be giving up

he/she/it would be giving up

we would be giving up

you would be giving up

they would be giving up

Conditional perfect

I would have give up

you would have give up

he/she/it would have give up

we would have give up

you would have give up

they would have give up

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been giving up

you would have been giving up

he/she/it would have been giving up

we would have been giving up

you would have been giving up

they would have been giving up

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you give up
we let´s give up
you give up

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to give up

Past participle

given up

Present Participle

giving up

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GIVE UP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «give up» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of give up

capitulate · cave in · cede · despair · fall by the wayside · surrender · throw in the sponge · throw in the towel

TRANSLATION OF GIVE UP

Find out the translation of give up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of give up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «give up» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 放弃
• Translator English - Spanish: renunciar a
• English: give up
• Translator English - Hindi: छोड़ दो
• Translator English - Arabic: يُقْلِعُ عَن
• Translator English - Russian: прекращать
• Translator English - Portuguese: desistir
• Translator English - Bengali: ছেড়ে দাও
• Translator English - French: abandonner
• Translator English - Malay: Menyerah kalah
• Translator English - German: aufgeben
• Translator English - Japanese: やめる
• Translator English - Korean: 포기하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyerah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: từ bỏ
• Translator English - Tamil: விட்டுவிடு
• Translator English - Marathi: हार मानणे
• Translator English - Turkish: Pes etmek
• Translator English - Italian: rinunciare
• Translator English - Polish: zaniechać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: припиняти
• Translator English - Romanian: a renunța la
• Translator English - Greek: εγκαταλείπω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gee
• Translator English - Swedish: ge upp
• Translator English - Norwegian: gi opp

10 QUOTES WITH «GIVE UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word give up.

1

Woody Allen

You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.

2

Heston Blumenthal

It was not easy with a newborn, asking your wife to give up the family home and your security.

3

Bodhidharma

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

4

Bjorn Borg

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.

5

Barbara Broccoli

Never give up, have the passion. Don't be afraid.

6

Parvesh Cheena

My big downfall is deep-dish pizza from Chicago. That is why I can't go vegan - I can't give up cheese. I can't give up dairy.

7

Alice Cooper

My fastest time in high school was a 4:29 mile. I think cross-country has something to do with my longevity in my business. When you're in an eight-mile race, you never give up.

8

Neil Diamond

When I need my wife or when I need companionship or someone to talk to, I need it, like, now. So my wife will have to give up whatever she's doing at that moment to tend to my needs. And, in the same way, I would tend to hers. That's not such an easy thing to do.

9

Lindsay Duncan

I would rather give up acting than become world famous, because I think you pay a very high price. Writing and putting new plays out into the world has informed what I do, and I've had a lot more freedom to play really interesting parts.

10

Friedrich Engels

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIVE UP»

Discover the use of give up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to give up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Never Give Up: Relentless Determination to Overcome Life's ...

' Never Give Up is classic Joyce Meyer: empowering, motivational, understanding and human.

Joyce Meyer, 2009

Give Up Something Bad for Lent: A Lenten Study for Adults

Wrap your arms around the "Good News" for Lent.

James W. Moore, 2012

Just Give Up: Why Nothing in Life Is Worth Trying at All...Ever

NO ONE is telling people to just pack it in. That's where this book comes in. "Just Give Up: Why Nothing in Life is Worth Trying At All...Ever." is a hilarious satire about why nothing is worth doing and succeeding is overrated.

Shaun Broyls, 2011

Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges into ...

In Never Give Up, Donald Trump tells the dramatic stories of his biggest challenges, lowest moments, and worst mistakes—and how he uses tenacity and creativity to turn defeat into victory.

Donald J. Trump, 2010

Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You: Second Edition

Newly updated by the authors, here is the classic text for couples interested in creating freer, more joyful, and profoundly intimate relationships.

Jordan Paul, Margaret Paul, 2013

Give Up: Life's an Adventure for Most... A Concussion for You

Ironic and hilariously cutting, the 170 full-color posters in this book ruthlessly spoof those ubiquitous black background motivational posters.

Paul Koehorst, Ivor Jones, 2010

Allen Iverson: Never Give Up

Discusses the personal life and basketball career of the star guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, Allen Iverson.

John Albert Torres, 2004

Never Give Up on Your Dream: My Journey

Inducted in 2006, Warren Moon is the only African-American quarterback in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Warren Moon, 2009

Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery, and My Return to the NFL

"You might be coming to this book as a fan of Tedy's football skills and, don't get me wrong, gaining the insights of one of the best defenders in Patriots history is worth the price of admission, but that's just part of the story.

Tedy Bruschi, 2009

Never give up: vignettes from sub-Saharan Africa in the age ...

Never Give Up puts the AIDS pandemic into cultural context, raising questions about international health issues, cross-cultural experiences, racism, and homophobia.

Kevin Winge, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GIVE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term give up is used in the context of the following news items.

Pluto to give up its secrets

Pluto (R) and its moon Charon are pictured from about 6 million kilometers in this July 8, 2015 NASA handout photo from the New Horizons ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

Pirates will not give up – Tinkler

Down, but definitely not out. That was the spirit inside the Orlando Pirates dressing-room following their 2-1 CAF Confederation Cup loss at ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

"Help me find the beloved son I was forced to give up before I die"

A mother is pleading for help to find the son she was forced to give up for adoption before she dies. Irene Spencer is caught in a life or death ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Police give up road chases, except in rare cases

Police will no longer pursue criminals on the road, unless they are suspected of a crime involving serious injury to a person and if no other ... «The Age, Jul 15»

Here's What Greece Might Have To Give Up if It Wants to Keep…

By David FrancisDavid Francis is a staff writer for Foreign Policy, where he oversees FP's breaking news blog, The Cable. An award-winning ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»

Politicians should give up Prohibition

Politicians should give up Prohibition as political plank. July 13, 2015, 5:03 am IST ET Edit in ET Editorials | Edit Page, India | ET. 0 ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Ryan Reynolds refuses to give up broadway dream

The actor reveals he was set to star in "a revival set in the 40s" when his wife, Blake Lively, fell pregnant and he had to decline the role. But he'd ... «Kern Golden Empire, Jul 15»

Market Wrap: Aus shares give up gains

Market Wrap: Aus shares give up gains (04:09). s to expand its managed services solutions through the acquisition of Applaud IT. 13/07/15. «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»

Lee Westwood refuses to give up hope of a home win at The Open

Lee Westwood refuses to give up hope of a home win at The Open. LEE WESTWOOD knows the clock is ticking – but he still has not given up ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»

Frisbees Fly at Presque Isle for 15th Annual "Don't Give Up the Disc …

More than a dozen ultimate Frisbee teams kicked up sand at Presque Isle Sunday afternoon for the 15th annual "Don't Give up the Disc" ... «ErieTVNews, Jul 15»