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Definition give up on in British English

give up on phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to stop hoping that someone will improve and stop trying to help or change them

Example

Most of the teachers gave up on her years ago.

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2

to stop hoping that you will find someone alive and stop looking for them

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Definition give up on in British English