give in

verb

1. (intr) to yield; admit defeat

2. (tr) to submit or deliver (a document)

Idioms and Phrases

Hand in, submit, as in She gave in her report today . [Early 1600s]

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

And as an artist, she’s glad that, even as a 16-year-old just beginning her career, she never gave in to the pressure to cheer up her tracks.

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During a trip to Jerusalem, he praised the city's residents for "refusing to give in to terrorist threats to disrupt their lives".

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So you hunker down and give in to the alpha male.

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The ad, sponsored by Canada's province of Ontario and released last week, features excerpts of an address Reagan gave in 1987 focusing on foreign trade.

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A senior administration official said it is a preliminary idea and updates would be given in the coming days.

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Related Words

• abandon 
• back down 
• capitulate 
• cave in 
• cease 
• cede 
• comply 
• concede 
• give up 
• hand over 
• pull out 
• quit 
• relinquish 
• submit 
• surrender 
• yield