give in
Britishverb
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(intr) to yield; admit defeat
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(tr) to submit or deliver (a document)
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Hand in, submit, as in She gave in her report today . [Early 1600s]
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Relent, cease opposition, yield, as in I'll give in on this point , or You can have the car—I give in to your arguments . [Early 1600s]
Example Sentences
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That style was even referenced in the film Something's Gotta Give, in which Keaton told Jack Nicholson's character that she's "just a turtleneck kinda gal".
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
But try this instead: Give in to the billowy, mercurial nature of the meringue’s natural movements.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022
Review: Give in to the kooky charms of ‘Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar.’
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Give in, and all that will be left is the exorbitant rent in a gutted neighborhood your family left long ago, leaving fragments of a culture you are already starting to forget.
From The Verge • Feb. 21, 2020
Give in, go along, save her skin That is what it comes down to.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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