surrender
verb (used with object)
to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress.
surrendered
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past participleof surrender.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof surrender.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
surrenderverb (used with object)to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress.
Example Sentences
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After a few weeks of this, I surrendered.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Kalinsky surrendered one of his annuities and continued to hold on to the other two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
One of his victims told the BBC she had assumed his passport would automatically be surrendered after he was charged and said she was "so disappointed in the law."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Snell surrendered just one more hit, but when he issued his fifth walk with two outs in the fourth inning, his pitch count was up to 90.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
By 1944, Italy—one of the three Axis powers—has surrendered, but Germany has proven much more formidable.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
