aufgeben

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German

Etymology

auf- (up) +‎ geben (give). Cognate with English upgive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbm̩/, /ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbən/
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧ge‧ben

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to give up on (one's efforts)
    Er gab es auf die schwierige Aufgabe zu lösen.
    He gave up on solving the difficult task.
  2. (reflexive) to give up
    Sich selbst aufgeben.
    To give up oneself.
  3. (transitive) to abandon, to forsake, to relinquish
    Die Stadt wurde auf Grund des starken Wassermangels aufgegeben.
    The city has been forsaken due to the severe water shortage.
  4. (transitive, military) to surrender, to capitulate
  5. (transitive) to lose hope, to resign, to quit
    Die Suche nach der vermissten Person wurde von der Polizei aufgegeben.
    The search for the missing person was quit by the police.
    Sie hatte bereits jegliche Hoffnung aufgegeben ihn wiederzusehen.
    She had already lost any hope of seeing him again.
  6. (transitive, mail) to send, to mail
  7. (transitive, homework) to give
    Heute gab man uns sehr viele Hausaufgaben auf.
    Today, we were given a lot of homework.

Conjugation

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