Give up
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Definition
To stop trying or quit
Example sentence
I hope he gives up smoking.
Real video usage
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
give up smoking
give up trying
give up hope
give up your dream
give up too easily
refuse to give up
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She gave up the habit.✅
She gave the habit up.✅