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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“No, it’s— I was hoping we’d be doing something to help the environment. Like the examples Mr. Carlson gave in class.”
From Literature
Would have been easy to give in to pressure, being sent to the monitor like that, especially at City's home ground, but he stuck with his decision.
From BBC
Natalie wasn’t going to give in to him, but she was starting to get an idea.
From Literature
But Europeans largely gave in to his demands to spend more on defense.
From Barron's
But Europeans largely gave in to his demands to spend more on defense.
From Barron's
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