give up sth
— phrasal verb with give uk/ɡɪv/us/ɡɪv/verb gave, given
to stop owning and using something:
They were forced to give up their home because they couldn't pay the mortgage.
give up hope
to stop hoping that a particular thing will happen:
We still haven't given up hope of finding her alive.
More examples
- He's just given up his car and now cycles to work instead.
- He reluctantly gave up his motorbike when he could no longer afford to run it.
- He gave up all his worldly possessions and went to live in a monastery.
- She agreed to give up her SUV in favour of a smaller car.
- I'll have to give up my ticket to the concert if I can't find anyone to go with me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Abstaining and refraining
- abstain
- abstemious
- abstention
- abstinence
- back off
- fast
- forborne
- give
- give (sth) up
- hors de combat
- keep
- keep (sb/sth) out of sth
- not be in the business of sth idiom
- refrain
- step back
- stop
- stop short of sth idiom
- swear off sth
- touch
- wouldn't touch sth with a barge pole idiom
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