surrender
verb (used with object)
to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress.
has surrendered
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present perfectof surrender (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has surrendered the intellectual high ground of the conservative movement.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
He added that Hinton has surrendered his bonus for this year.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
He has surrendered no runs and struck out three, overpowering opposing hitters with a 100-mph fastball and a devastating splitter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
In victories over the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans, Verse made a combined five tackles and delivered three quarterback hits for a defense that has surrendered only one touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
General Lee has surrendered to the victorious Grant.
From A Woman's Wartime Journal An account of the passage over a Georgia plantation of Sherman's army on the march to the sea, as recorded in the diary of Dolly Sumner Lunt by Julian Street
