surrender
verb (used with object)
to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress.
is surrendering
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present progressiveof surrender (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"What they're doing is surrendering their own accent and their own muscular habits of the way they speak," she said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Daniel Pinto, the bank’s chief operating officer and Mr. Dimon’s deputy, is surrendering his title as head of the corporate and investment bank.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
The Princess will keep her title, but is surrendering official duties to "create a clearer dividing line" between her private and royal role.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2022
Marriage equality is popular, and no one is surrendering that right.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2022
The fifth is when the Castle of Rondine, after having been many months besieged by the Aretines, is surrendering finally to the Bishop.
From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 01 (of 10), Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi by Gaston du C. De Vere
