Give Up
vverb.possessionlose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crimeSynset:forego forfeit forgo throw overboard waive
Examples:- you've forfeited your right to name your successor
- forfeited property
Antonyms:claim
Derivationally Related Form:forfeitureforfeitwaiver
Hypernyms:abandon
Inherited Hypernyms:forfeitabandondiscardget rid of
Direct Hyponyms:lapse
Full Troponyms:lapse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessiongive up with the intent of never claiming againSynset:abandon
Examples:- Abandon your life to God
- She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti
- We gave the drowning victim up for dead
Derivationally Related Form:abandonment
Inherited Hypernyms:abandon
Direct Hyponyms:foreswearquitrelinquishrenounce
Full Troponyms:disclaimforeswear
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.competitiongive up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeatSynset:chuck up the sponge drop by the wayside drop out fall by the wayside quit throw in throw in the towel
Examples:- In the second round, the challenger gave up
Antonyms:enter
Derivationally Related Form:quitter
Inherited Hypernyms:drop out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: quit, give up)
vverb.stativeput an end to a state or an activitySynset:cease discontinue lay off quit stop
Examples:- Quit teasing your little brother
Antonyms:continue
Derivationally Related Form:discontinuationstoppagecessationceasestopdiscontinuance
Inherited Hypernyms:discontinue
Direct Hyponyms:breakcall it a daycall it quitscheeseclose offdropknock offleave offpull the plugretireshut offsign offwithdraw
Full Troponyms:breakcall it quitscheesedropdrop outleave offnolle prospull the plugretireshut offsign off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s VERB-ing | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s to INFINITIVE (apply to: cease, stop) | They --- moving (apply to: quit, give up, cease, stop)
vverb.possessiongive up what is not strictly neededSynset:dispense with part with spare
Examples:- he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
Hypernyms:give
Inherited Hypernyms:sparegivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionpart with a possession or rightSynset:free release relinquish resign
Examples:- I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
- resign a claim to the throne
Derivationally Related Form:relinquishingrelinquishmentrelease
Hypernyms:give hand pass pass on reach turn over
Inherited Hypernyms:releasepasstransfer
Direct Hyponyms:derequisitiongivesacrifice
Full Troponyms:derequisitionsacrifice
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.socialleave (a job, post, or position) voluntarilySynset:renounce resign vacate
Examples:- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
Derivationally Related Form:resignationvacant
Hypernyms:leave office quit resign step down
Inherited Hypernyms:vacateleave officeleavechange
Direct Hyponyms:abdicaterenounce
Full Troponyms:abdicate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: resign, vacate)
vverb.possessionrelinquish possession or control overSynset:cede deliver surrender
Examples:- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
Derivationally Related Form:surrendercessionsurrenderer
Hypernyms:gift give present
Inherited Hypernyms:surrendergive
Direct Hyponyms:sellsign awaysign overyield up
Full Troponyms:sellsign awayyield up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.competitiongive up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of anotherSynset:surrender
Examples:- The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered
Antonyms:resist
Derivationally Related Form:surrendersurrenderer
Hypernyms:yield
Inherited Hypernyms:surrenderyield
Direct Hyponyms:abnegatecapitulateconcede
Full Troponyms:abnegatecapitulateconcede
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.cognitionstop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claimsSynset:abandon
Examples:- He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
- Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
Derivationally Related Form:abandonment
Inherited Hypernyms:abandon
Direct Hyponyms:sell out
Full Troponyms:sell out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialallow the other (baseball) team to scoreSynset:allow
Inherited Hypernyms:give up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.consumptionstop consumingSynset:kick
Examples:- kick a habit
- give up alcohol
Hypernyms:dispense with forego foreswear forgo relinquish waive
Inherited Hypernyms:kickwaive
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s VERB-ing