give up on (someone or something)

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: to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone)

He has gotten in trouble many times, but his parents have never given up on him.

Please don't give up on me. I promise I'll do better.

: to stop having hope of seeing (someone)

We'd given up on you hours ago!

: to stop trying to do or achieve (something)

They have given up on their plan to build a new factory.

She hasn't given up on trying to convince her husband to buy a new car.

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One of the top reasons people give up on healthy habits is delayed gratification. —

Jess Cording, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 However, Johnson and Ustenko said that an effective reduction in this price cap would put pressure on Moscow to give up on the invasion. —

Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 That's something Yarros tries to create in her novels, and why the author of 25 books and counting will never give up on writing romance or fantasy. —

Lizz Schumer, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 But the trade deadline isn’t time to give up on this blueprint. —

Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for give up on (someone or something)

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