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What does give up mean?

give up

(= forfeit) lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime you've forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property (= abandon) give up with the intent of never claiming again Abandon your life to God She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti We gave the drowning victim up for dead give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat In the second round, the challenger gave up (= spare) give up what is not strictly needed he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey (= quit) put an end to a state or an activity Quit teasing your little brother (= relinquish, resign) part with a possession or right I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest resign a claim to the throne (= surrender) give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered (= abandon) stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations (= vacate, resign) leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily She vacated the position when she got pregnant The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds (= surrender) relinquish possession or control over The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in (= allow) allow the other (baseball) team to score give up a run (= kick) stop consuming kick a habit give up alcohol

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You should give up smoking.
You must give up smoking.
I may give up soon and just nap instead.
Maybe I'll just give up soon and take a nap instead.
I might give up soon and have a kip instead.

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