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gives up

gives up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give up.

Meaning of give up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
    • He was surrounded, so gave himself up.
    Synonyms:
    surrender, yield
  2. (transitive) To relinquish (something)
    • He gave up his seat to an old man.
    Synonyms:
    forlend, surrender, yield
  3. (transitive) Devote or dedicate (oneself, one's life, etc.) to something.
    • I gave myself up to working for this cause.
  4. (transitive) To have someone obtain (something) to one's disadvantage; to concede.
    • A good pitcher will give up very few home runs.
  5. (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.).
    • They gave up the search when it got dark.
    Synonyms:
    cease, discontinue, blin, turn away from
  6. (transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
    • I gave up my faith years ago.
    Synonyms:
    desert, forlet, forsake

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Questions about gives up

What is gives up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give up.

Words near gives up in the dictionary

  1. gives tongue
  2. gives two fucks
  3. gives two shits
  4. gives two squirts
  5. gives two squirts of piss
  6. gives up
  7. gives up the ghost
  8. gives vent to
  9. gives voice
  10. gives way
  11. gives weight

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