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given in

given in is the past participle of give in.

Meaning of give in

Verb

give in (third-person singular simple present gives in, present participle giving in, simple past gave in, past participle given in)

  1. To collapse or fall.
    • The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.
    Synonyms:
    cave in, give way
  2. (idiomatic) To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat.
    • I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.
    Synonyms:
    give up, abandon
  3. To droop the head.

Questions about given in

What is given in the past participle of?
Given in is the past participle of give in.

Words near given in in the dictionary

  1. given ground
  2. given hat
  3. given head
  4. given heed
  5. given her head
  6. given in
  7. given it a rest
  8. given it large
  9. given it mouth
  10. given it one's best shot
  11. given it socks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: given in (page history and authors); give in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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