give in

English

Verb

give in (third-person singular simple present gives in, present participle giving in, simple past gave in, past participle given in)

1. to collapse or fall

   The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.

2. (idiomatic) to relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat

   I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.

   Stop hitting me! I give in!

   OK, I don't know the answer. I give in.

3. (of a pugilist) to droop the head

Translations

to collapse or fall

Finnish: antaa periksi (fi) French: céder (fr) German: einbrechen (de), zusammenfallen (de) Italian: cedere (it)

Russian: проваливаться (ru) (proválivat's'a) impf., провалиться (ru) (provalít's'a) impf.; подламываться (ru) impf., подлломиться (ru) (podlomít's'a) impf. Spanish: ceder (es), caerse (es) Swedish: ge med sig (sv)

to relent or yield

American Sign Language: OpenB@Chest-PalmBack OpenB@FromChest-PalmUp Catalan: cedir (ca), rendir-se (ca) Finnish: antaa periksi (fi), taipua (fi), myöntyä (fi) French: céder (fr) German: nachgeben (de), einlenken (de), aufgeben (de) Italian: arrendersi (it)

Russian: сдаваться (ru) (sdavát's'a) impf., сдаться (ru) (sdát's'a) pf., поддаваться (ru) (poddavát's'a) impf., поддаться (ru) (poddát's'a) pf. Scottish Gaelic: gèill (gd) Spanish: ceder (es), rendirse (es) Swedish: ge med sig (sv), ge upp (sv) Telugu: లొంగి పోవు (te) (loMgi pOvu)

of pugilist to droop the head

See also

• give up
• break down
• cave in