Give in

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Definition

To surrender or stop resisting

Example sentence
After hours of pressure, she finally gave in.
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give in to pressure

give in to temptation

give in to demands

give in to fear

give in after hours of arguing

refuse to give in

Separable usage
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The company finally gave in to the workers' demands. ✅ (Correct)

The company finally gave the workers' demands in to. ❌ (Incorrect)