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Definition 2025

give_in

give in

English

Verb

give in ‎(third-person singular simple present gives in, present participle giving in, simple past gave in, past participle given in)

to collapse or fall
The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.
(idiomatic) to relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat

I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.

Stop hitting me! I give in!

OK, I don't know the answer. I give in.
(of a pugilist) to droop the head

Translations

to collapse or fall

Bulgarian: поддавам (bg) ‎(poddavam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 坍塌或落下
Czech: zhroutit se
Finnish: antaa periksi (fi)
French: céder (fr), s'écrouler (fr)
German: einbrechen (de), zusammenfallen (de)
Italian: cedere (it)
Russian: прова́ливаться (ru) impf ‎(proválivatʹsja), провали́ться (ru) impf ‎(provalítʹsja), подла́мываться (ru) impf ‎(podlámyvatʹsja), подломи́ться (ru) impf ‎(podlomítʹsja)

Spanish: ceder (es), caerse (es)
Swedish: ge med sig (sv)
Turkish: çökmek (tr), yıkılmak (tr)

to relent or yield

American Sign Language: OpenB@Chest-PalmBack OpenB@FromChest-PalmUp
Bulgarian: отстъпвам (bg) ‎(otstǎpvam), предавам се ‎(predavam se)
Catalan: cedir (ca), rendir-se (ca)
Dutch: opgeven (nl), prijsgeven (nl), overgeven (nl)
Finnish: antaa periksi (fi), taipua (fi), myöntyä (fi)
French: céder (fr), abandonner (fr)
German: nachgeben (de), einlenken (de), aufgeben (de)
Hungarian: felad (hu)
Italian: arrendersi (it)

Portuguese: ceder (pt)
Russian: сдава́ться (ru) impf ‎(sdavátʹsja), сда́ться (ru) pf ‎(sdátʹsja), поддава́ться (ru) impf ‎(poddavátʹsja), подда́ться (ru) pf ‎(poddátʹsja)
Scottish Gaelic: gèill
Spanish: ceder (es), rendirse (es), entregarse (es)
Swedish: ge med sig (sv), ge upp (sv)
Telugu: లొంగి పోవు (te) ‎(loṃgi pōvu)
Turkish: bırakmak (tr), kabullenmek (tr), pes etmek (tr)
Yakut: бэрин ‎(berin)

of pugilist to droop the head

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