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give up (sth) phrasal verb
phrasal verb
Definition
to stop doing something before you have finished it, usually because it is too difficult
[+ -ing verb] I've given up trying to help her.
(Definition of give up (sth) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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