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surrendered

surrendered is the simple past and past participle of surrender.

Meaning of surrender

Verb

surrender (third-person singular simple present surrenders, present participle surrendering, simple past and past participle surrendered)

  1. (transitive) To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
  3. (intransitive, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
    • Don't shoot! I surrender!
  4. (transitive) To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
    • to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
  5. (reflexive) To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
    • to surrender oneself to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep
  6. (ambitransitive) To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.

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Questions about surrendered

What is surrendered the simple past and past participle of?
Surrendered is the simple past and past participle of surrender.

Words near surrendered in the dictionary

  1. surrender monkey
  2. surrender monkeys
  3. surrender value
  4. surrender values
  5. surrenderable
  6. surrendered
  7. surrendered at discretion
  8. surrenderee
  9. surrenderees
  10. surrenderer
  11. surrenderers

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