give up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de parar de tentar, desistir de algo ou abandonar um hábito ou atividade.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of ceasing to make an effort, surrendering, or abandoning a habit or activity.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Stop tryinginformal

   To stop making an effort; to admit defeat.

   Desistir

   • He gave up after failing the test twice.
   • Don't give up on your dreams.
   • She gave up trying to fix the old car.

   Sinônimosabandoncapitulateconcedequitsurrenderyield

   Antônimoscontinueendurefightperseverepersiststrivetry

2. Quit a habitinformal

   To stop doing or using something, especially a habit.

   Abandonar um hábito

   • He gave up smoking last year.
   • She gave up eating sugar for a month.
   • They gave up drinking coffee to improve their sleep.

   Sinônimosabandonbreakceasedropforgokickquitrenounceshakestop

   Antônimosadoptcultivatedevelop

3. Surrender or relinquishformal

   To hand over something to someone else, often under pressure.

   Entregar ou desistir

   • The thief gave up the stolen goods to the police.
   • He gave up his seat to an elderly woman.
   • She gave up her position as manager.

   Sinônimoscededeliverforfeithand overrelinquishsurrenderturn overyield

   Antônimosholdkeepmaintainretain

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