to give up

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Definición y significado de "give up"en inglés

to give up

VERBO

rendirse

to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties

Intransitive

información gramatical

composición morfológica

frasal

verbo de acción

regular

inseparable

partícula

verbo base

give

presente

give up

3.ª persona singular

gives up

participio presente

giving up

pretérito simple

gave up

participio pasado

given up

Ejemplos

He refused to give up even when the odds were stacked against him.

Se negó a rendirse incluso cuando las probabilidades estaban en su contra.

rendirse, renunciar

to stop or end an activity or state

Transitive: to give up an activity or state

Ejemplos

They decided to give up their long-standing rivalry for the sake of peace.

Decidieron renunciar a su rivalidad de larga data por la paz.

renunciar, dejar

to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position

Transitive: to give up a job or position

Ejemplos

The CEO announced his decision to give his role up and retire after many successful years.

El CEO anunció su decisión de renunciar a su cargo y retirarse después de muchos años exitosos.

abandonar

to lose something, such as a right or possession, typically due to an error, offense, or crime

Transitive: to give up a right or possession

Ejemplos

He had to give up his driver's license after multiple traffic violations.

Tuvo que renunciar a su licencia de conducir después de múltiples infracciones de tránsito.

sacrificar, renunciar a

to sacrifice something valued for the benefit or well-being of someone or something else

Transitive: to give up something valued

Ejemplos

They gave up everything for their son's education.

Ellos renunciaron a todo por la educación de su hijo.

ceder

to allow someone to have or use something

Transitive: to give up sth

Ejemplos

She was ready to give up her place in line to let the elderly woman go first.

Ella estaba dispuesta a ceder su lugar en la fila para dejar que la mujer mayor pasara primero.

dejar, renunciar

to let go of things that are not essential or necessary

Transitive: to give up something non-essential

Ejemplos

She decided to give her daily coffee habit up to save money.

Ella decidió renunciar a su hábito diario de café para ahorrar dinero.

abandonar, renunciar

to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims

Transitive: to give up an idea or claim

Ejemplos

He had to give up his insistence on the traditional approach to problem-solving.

Tuvo que renunciar a su insistencia en el enfoque tradicional para resolver problemas.

rendirse, entregar

to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else

Transitive: to give up power or control

Ejemplos

The defeated army had to give up their weapons and surrender to the victorious forces.

El ejército derrotado tuvo que entregar sus armas y rendirse a las fuerzas victoriosas.

dejar, renunciar a

to cease the consumption or use of something

Transitive: to give up a consumption habit

Ejemplos

She decided to give up sweets in an effort to improve her health.

Ella decidió renunciar a los dulces en un esfuerzo por mejorar su salud.

ceder, conceder

(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs

Transitive: to give up runs

Ejemplos

The pitcher had to give three runs up to the opposing team in the first inning.

El lanzador tuvo que ceder tres carreras al equipo contrario en la primera entrada.

rendirse, entregarse

to surrender or offer oneself or someone else to be captured by authorities

Transitive: to give up oneself | to give up sb

Ejemplos

The fugitive decided to give himself up rather than prolonging the chase.

El fugitivo decidió entregarse en lugar de prolongar la persecución.

abandonar, rendirse

to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery

Transitive: to give up sb

Ejemplos

We hadn't seen you all evening; we were starting to give you up.

No te habíamos visto en toda la noche; estábamos empezando a perder la esperanza de verte.

dejar, abandonar

to end a relationship with someone

Transitive: to give up a person or relationship

Ejemplos

Why don't you give him up? It's causing too much stress.

¿Por qué no lo dejas? Está causando demasiado estrés.

sacrificar, dedicar

to sacrifice time that would normally be spent on other activities for a specific task or purpose

Transitive: to give up one's time

Ejemplos

I gave my weekend up to help him paint his apartment.

Renuncié a mi fin de semana para ayudarle a pintar su apartamento.

entregarse, dejarse llevar

to let oneself be entirely overtaken by a specific emotion, sensation, or addiction

Transitive: to give up oneself to an emotion or addiction

Ejemplos

She gave herself up to the anger, letting it control her actions.

Ella se entregó a la ira, dejando que controlara sus acciones.

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Definición y significado de "give up"en inglés

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