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Give up/give in
Message from mah posted on 23-07-2018 at 14:12:45 (D | E | F)
Hello everybody.
I have a question: Would you please tell me what the difference between give up and give in is?
Thank you.

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Edited by lucile83 on 23-07-2018 18:33

Re: Give up/give in from sherry48, posted on 23-07-2018 at 14:57:27 (D | E)
Hello. Yes, there is a difference. See the link for an explanation. Link

Sherry

Re: Give up/give in from gerondif, posted on 23-07-2018 at 18:35:51 (D | E)
Hello
To give up doing something means to stop doing it,often voluntarily, whereas to give in means to stop resisting, to yield, because you are not strong enough.

Re: Give up/give in from traviskidd, posted on 24-07-2018 at 00:39:33 (D | E)
"Sometimes I want to give up; I want to give in; I want to quit the fight."
- Bad English, "When I See You Smile"

Re: Give up/give in from jade77, posted on 25-07-2018 at 16:48:02 (D | E)
Hello,
Here are some more useful synonyms:
To give up (transitive verb) something means to stop doing it, you aren't wanting it anymore: stop-cease-abandon
To give up smoking, to give up the party, to give up texting your friends every once in a while.

To give in (intransitive verb) is also to stop doing things but under some pressure: surrender
Don't give in !
After hours of fighting, one boxer gave in and the other won the gold medal right away.

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