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give up (something)

— phrasal verb with give us ​ /ɡɪv/ verb present participle giving, past tense gave, past participle given

› to stop doing or to stop having something:

He gave up jogging after his heart attack.

› To give up also means to lose or be defeated:

Although behind in the chess match, he refused to give up.
“Can you guess what actor I’m pretending to be?” “No, I give up (= I can’t guess).”

(Definition of “give up (something)” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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