give sth up

— phrasal verb with give

/ɡɪv/ verb (gave, given)

Definition

B1 to stop doing a regular activity or job: [+ -ing verb] He's given up driving since his illness. We're going to give up our sports club membership after this year.Stop having or doing something give it up for sb › used to ask people to clap their hands to show their enjoyment or approval of a performance: Ladies and gentlemen, will you give it up for Danny Jones.Praising and applaudingExaggerating and playing down

(Definition of give sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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