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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“The SNB is not going to hike rates. But the signal they give in the current environment should be quite interesting,” said Gero Jung, head of investment strategy at Banque Cantonale du Valais.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Bubba, what if I just give in to what they’re demanding of me and say I did it?”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He has mentioned several times that he wants to be able to give the speech he had originally meant to give, in which he had hinted at lashing out at the media.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Chau and Bell ace Jayden Rojas each refused to give in.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Then she knew that was wrong; she must not give in.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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