GIVE UP – Phrasal Verb
What is the meaning of GIVE UP?
give up
give up s.t.
give s.t. up
Definition #1
to quit doing something
If you use give up without a noun or gerund after it, it usually means to quit trying.
Examples:
1. I give up! What’s the answer?
2. He tried several times to explain it to me, but eventually he gave up.
3. He’s a little grouchy these days. He’s trying to give up smoking.
4. See STORY example of GIVE UP: I’m a little stubborn, and I hate to give up so I insisted that I was fine.
| present: | GIVE UP | |
| present participle: | GIVING UP | |
| past: | GAVE UP | |
| past participle: | GIVEN UP |
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