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to give up
[phrase form: give]
01
opgeven, afstand doen van
to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties
Intransitive
02
afzien van, opgeven
to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position
Transitive: to give up a job or position
03
opgeven, verliezen
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
04
opgeven, opofferen
to sacrifice something valued for the benefit or well-being of someone or something else
Transitive: to give up something valued
05
afstaan, geven
to allow someone to have or use something
Transitive: to give up sth
06
opgeven, loslaten
to let go of things that are not essential or necessary
Transitive: to give up something non-essential
07
opgeven, stoppen
to stop or end an activity or state
Transitive: to give up an activity or state
08
opgeven, afzien van
to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims
Transitive: to give up an idea or claim
09
opgeven, afgeven
to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else
Transitive: to give up power or control
10
opgeven, stoppen met
to cease the consumption or use of something
Transitive: to give up a consumption habit
11
punten weggeven, de tegenstander laten scoren
(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs
Transitive: to give up runs
12
zich overgeven, je overgeven
to surrender or offer oneself or someone else to be captured by authorities
Transitive: to give up oneself | to give up sb
13
de hoop opgeven, niet meer verwachten
to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery
Transitive: to give up sb
14
opgeven, laten vallen
to end a relationship with someone
Transitive: to give up a person or relationship
15
opgeven, opofferen
to sacrifice time that would normally be spent on other activities for a specific task or purpose
Transitive: to give up one's time
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zich overgeven aan, zich laten leiden door
to let oneself be entirely overtaken by a specific emotion, sensation, or addiction
Transitive: to give up oneself to an emotion or addiction
give up
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Voorbeeld
He refused to give up even when the odds were stacked against him.
The team was losing, but they didn't give up, and their determination led to a comeback victory.
When faced with the challenging puzzle, he was tempted to give up, but he persisted and solved it.
The pitcher gave up back-to-back safeties in the sixth inning.
He gave up a permanent position in favor of the flexibility and independence of freelancing.
