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give in (to sth)

— phrasal verb with give uk ​ /ɡɪv/ us ​ verb [ I or T ] past tense gave, past participle given

› to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing:

If you want them to give in you'll have to offer them more than that.

› to accept that you have been defeated and stop arguing or fighting:

After months of resisting the takeover, the company was forced by its shareholders to give in.

(Definition of “give in (to sth)” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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