Betydning av give up På norsk

• 0 to stop trying -- gi opp

  • I didn’t understand any of the questions, so I gave up. Jeg forstod ikke noen av spørsmålene, så jeg gav opp.

• 1 to stop doing, having, or feeling -- slutte

  • I convinced him to give up drinking. Jeg overtalte ham til å slutte å drikke.

  • Don’t give up hope! Ikke gi opp håpet!

• 2 to stop, abandon -- gi opp/avkall på

  • They gave up the search.

• 3 to stop using etc -- slutte med (å)

  • You’ll have to give up cigarettes

  • I won’t give up all my hobbies for you.

• 4 to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else -- avlevere, levere inn

  • He was eventually persuaded to give up the stolen jewels.

• 5 to devote (time etc) to doing something -- bruke (tid) på

  • He gave up all his time to gardening.

• 6 (often with asor for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be -- oppgi håpet, gi tapt

  • You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).