Sök
to give up
[phrase form: give]
01
ge upp, avstÄ
to stop trying when faced with failures or difficulties
Intransitive
Exempel
It âs easy to give up when things get tough, but perseverance is key.
Det Àr lÀtt att ge upp nÀr saker blir tuffa, men uthÄllighet Àr nyckeln.
02
ge upp, avstÄ
to stop or end an activity or state
Transitive: to give up an activity or state
Exempel
The athlete had to give up his dream of participating in the Olympics due to an injury.
Idrottaren var tvungen att ge upp sin dröm om att delta i OS pÄ grund av en skada.
03
ge upp, avgÄ
to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position
Transitive: to give up a job or position
Exempel
He had to give up his position as team captain due to an injury that prevented him from playing.
Han var tvungen att avstÄ sin position som lagkapten pÄ grund av en skada som förhindrade honom frÄn att spela.
04
ge upp, förlora
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
Exempel
After the legal dispute, they had to give up ownership of the property.
Efter den juridiska tvisten var de tvungna att avstÄ ÀganderÀtten till fastigheten.
05
offra, ge upp
to sacrifice something valued for the benefit or well-being of someone or something else
Transitive: to give up something valued
Exempel
He willingly gave his prized possessions up to support a charitable cause.
Han gav frivilligt upp sina mest vÀrdefulla Àgodelar för att stödja en vÀlgörenhetssak.
06
ge upp, avstÄ
to allow someone to have or use something
Transitive: to give up sth
Exempel
The organization decided to give some office space up for a nonprofit organization.
Organisationen beslöt att avstÄ nÄgot kontorsutrymme till en ideell organisation.
07
ge upp, slÀppa
to let go of things that are not essential or necessary
Transitive: to give up something non-essential
Exempel
In an effort to declutter, he decided to give up many of his unused possessions.
I ett försök att rensa upp, bestÀmde han sig för att ge upp mÄnga av sina oanvÀnda Àgodelar.
08
ge upp, avstÄ frÄn
to stop holding onto or advocating for certain ideas or claims
Transitive: to give up an idea or claim
Exempel
The political party eventually had to give up their stance on the controversial policy.
Det politiska partiet tvingades sÄ smÄningom att ge upp sin hÄllning i den kontroversiella politiken.
09
ge upp, överlÀmna
to surrender control, power, or possession to someone else
Transitive: to give up power or control
Exempel
He decided to give up ownership of the family business to his younger sibling.
Han bestÀmde sig för att avstÄ Àgandet av familjeföretaget till sin yngre syskon.
10
ge upp, avstÄ frÄn
to cease the consumption or use of something
Transitive: to give up a consumption habit
Exempel
To save money, he chose to give up buying expensive coffee from cafes.
För att spara pengar valde han att sluta köpa dyrt kaffe frÄn kaféer.
11
ge upp, tillÄta
(with reference to baseball) to allow the opposing team to score runs
Transitive: to give up runs
Exempel
The game was intense, but the closer refused to give up any runs in the ninth inning.
Matchen var intensiv, men closern vÀgrade ge upp nÄgra runs i den nionde inningen.
12
ge upp, överlÀmna sig
to surrender or offer oneself or someone else to be captured by authorities
Transitive: to give up oneself | to give up sb
Exempel
Faced with the consequences, the suspect decided to give himself up.
Inför konsekvenserna beslutade sig den misstÀnkte för att ge upp.
13
ge upp, förlora hoppet
to abandon hope or expectation regarding someone's arrival, recovery, or discovery
Transitive: to give up sb
Exempel
We had n't received any news from you for weeks; we'd given you up for dead.
Vi hade inte fÄtt nÄgra nyheter frÄn dig pÄ veckor; vi hade gett upp hoppet om att du levde.
14
ge upp, överge
to end a relationship with someone
Transitive: to give up a person or relationship
Exempel
Sometimes it's better to give someone up if the relationship is toxic.
Ibland Àr det bÀttre att ge upp nÄgon om förhÄllandet Àr giftigt.
15
offra, Àgna
to sacrifice time that would normally be spent on other activities for a specific task or purpose
Transitive: to give up one's time
Exempel
They gave their vacation up to contribute to the charitable cause.
De uppgav sin semester för att bidra till den vÀlgörande orsaken.
16
överlÀmna sig, lÄta sig ryckas med
to let oneself be entirely overtaken by a specific emotion, sensation, or addiction
Transitive: to give up oneself to an emotion or addiction
Exempel
He gave himself up to pleasure and enjoyed the moment without restraint.
Han överlÀmnade sig Ät nöjet och njöt av ögonblicket utan hÀmningar.
