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The difference between "give up" and "give in"
Can someone tell me how they are different?
Feb 14, 2011 12:59 PM
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Give up :
Meaning: Stop doing something that has been a habit
Example: I GAVE UP taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight.
Meaning: Stop being friendly, end relationships
Example: She GAVE UP all her school friends when she went to university.
Meaning: Stop doing something
Example: I have GIVEN UP trying to help them.
Meaning: Surrender, stop trying
Example: I can't think of the answer; I GIVE UP.
Meaning: Sacrifice or dedicate time, etc, to something
Example: I GAVE UP all my free time to the project.
Meaning: Allow someone to sit in your chair, take your place, etc
Example: I GAVE UP my seat to a pregnant woman.
Meaning: Allow or give away a run while pitching (baseball)
Example: He has GIVEN UP 14 earned runs in 14 innings.
February 14, 2011
Give in :
Meaning: Stop doing something because it's too hard or requires too much energy
Example: I couldn't finish the crossword puzzle and had to GIVE IN and look at the answers.
Meaning: Submit homework, etc.
Example: The projects have to be GIVEN IN three weeks before we break up for the end of term.
Meaning: Surrender, accept defeat
Example: They GAVE IN when the police surrounded the building.
Meaning: Offer or submit for judgement, approval
Example: They GAVE IN their complaint to the court.
February 14, 2011
To "give up," you stop trying to remedy a situation, problem, etc. There may be a feeling of frustration and defeat that goes along with it.
Ex: I've tried for hours to work this problem. I just don't know how to do it. I give up!
To "give in," you stop resisting pressure to do something.
Ex: She gave in to the pleas of her friends and went to the club with them.
February 14, 2011
give in
a)to acknowledge defeat; yield.
b)to hand in; deliver: Please give in your timecards.
give up
a)to abandon hope; despair.
b)to desist from; renounce: to give up smoking.
c)to surrender; relinquish.
d)to devote (oneself) entirely to: She gave herself up to her job and seldom saw her old friends.
e)South Midland U.S. to consider; deem: She's given up to be the kindest woman around here.
I hope it helps
February 14, 2011
I'm still learning too, but as I know:
Give up= surrender
Give in= to left something you're doing
Maybe I'm wrong but I hope i would be helpfull
February 14, 2011
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