Give up on
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Definition
To stop believing in or trying with someone or something
Example sentence
The teacher didn’t give up on him.
Real video usage
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
give up on your dreams
give up on a project
give up on a relationship
give up on someone
give up on the idea
give up on yourself
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
I would never give up on my friends. ✅ (Correct)
I would never give my friends up on. ❌ (Incorrect