surrender
verb (used with object)
to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress.
have surrendered
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present perfectof surrender.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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A generation of well-funded thinkers treated them as a symptom, and may have surrendered one of the last legal tools we had to contest it.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
After rallying in early 2025, digital assets have surrendered much of the spotlight to the artificial-intelligence race, which sucked up investors’ capital and powered a third straight year of double-digit gains in stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
After Arsenal's 4-1 rout of third-placed Aston Villa on Tuesday, second-placed City have surrendered the initiative at the halfway point of the title race.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
There was no training on the Geneva Convention, to which Russia and Ukraine are both signatories, and which prohibits the killing of people who have surrendered or no longer pose a threat.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
Jenna is so used to every move being recorded at this point that she seems to have surrendered herself to the adoration of Jenna Fox.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
