give in
[verb]
Synonyms: admit defeat, capitulate, collapse, concede, quit, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

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English Thesaurus: surrender, give in, admit/accept defeat, conced

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

give in phrasal verb (see also give)

1. to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed, especially because someone has forced or persuaded you to:
Eventually I gave in and accepted the job on their terms.
Bob’s wife went on at him so much that eventually he gave in.
give in to
The government refused to give in to their demands.

2. to accept that you are defeated in a game, fight, competition etc ⇒ surrender:
The rebels were eventually forced to give in.
We will carry on fighting to the end. We will never give in.

3. give something ↔ in British English to give a piece of work or something you have written to someone in authority Synonym : hand in:
You were supposed to give this work in four days ago.
Rose decided to give in her notice (=officially say she was going to leave her job).
give something ↔ in to
All assignments must be given in to your teacher by Friday.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

surrender to say officially that you want to stop fighting, especially in a war, because you realize that you cannot win – used about people and countries:
Two days later, the rebels surrendered.
Japan surrendered in August 1945.
give in to accept that you cannot win a game, argument, fight etc and stop trying to win it:
The players refused to give in and eventually won the game 4-3 in extra time.
The negotiations went on for days and neither side was prepared to give in.
admit/accept defeat to accept that you have not won something:
In July 1905, Russia admitted defeat in its war with Japan.
She wanted to run for the Presidency and refused to accept defeat.
concede formal to say that you are not going to win a game, argument, election etc, so that it officially ends:
He was forced to concede the match.
Davis conceded defeat in the election.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

give in
give in (to (someone/something))
to agree to something after originally opposing it.
Brown shrugged his shoulders and gave in, surrendering to the police without a word.

For a second she was tempted to give in to their whining, then thought they should learn how to wait — quietly.

Related vocabulary: knuckle under to someone/something

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

give in
v. To stop fighting or arguing and do as the other person wants; give someone his own way; stop opposing someone.
Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she gave in.
After Billy proved that he could ride a bicycle safely, his father gave in to him and bought him one.
Compare: GIVE UP, SAY UNCLE.

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