English-Dutch translations for give up

• afzien
  Betekent dit dat wij moeten afzien van onderhandelingen? Does that mean that we should give up on negotiating?
  We mogen niet afzien van de nobele doelstellingen die in het kader van de strategie van Lissabon zijn aangenomen. We must not give up the noble objectives adopted in the Lisbon Strategy.
  Mijnheer de Voorzitter, dank zij uw wijsheid kan ik van mijn spreektijd afzien. Mr President, thanks to your wise words, I shall give up my speaking time.
• opgeven
  Wij kunnen die verplichting niet opgeven. We cannot give up this commitment.
  Zij en het Birmese volk zullen niet opgeven. She and the people of Burma will not give up.
  Op dit punt moet je nooit, maar dan ook nooit opgeven. You must never, never give up on this one.
• wijken
• zich overgeven

Definition of give up

• To surrender
• To stop or quit
• To relinquish
• To lose hope concerning
• To abandon
• To admit defeat, capitulate
• Become fully took over by a certain quality, activity, trait, &c

Examples

• He was surrounded, so gave himself up
• They gave him up to the police
• They gave up the search when it got dark
• He gave up his seat to an old man
• They gave him up for dead
• I gave up my faith years ago
• OK, I give up, you win

Related words

• give up|giving up
• give up (alcohol
• give up (on demands
• give up the ghost
• give up the breath of life
• give up something
• give up all hope
• give it up
• give a leg up