The cowboys gave up their comrade for dead and rode off.
•We gave up the poor old man for dead and went to telephone the police.
2. Fig. to abandon hope for someone to appear or arrive. •We were delighted to see you. We had almost given you up for dead.
•After an hour, they gave up their guest for dead.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
give (one) up for — {v. phr.} To abandon hope for someone or something. * /After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give (one) up for — {v. phr.} To abandon hope for someone or something. * /After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ one\ up\ for — v. phr. To abandon hope for someone or something. After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead … Словарь американских идиом
give — give1 [ gıv ] (past tense gave [ geıv ] ; past participle giv|en [ gıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 provide someone with something ▸ 2 make someone owner of something ▸ 3 put medicine in someone ▸ 4 cause effect/experience ▸ 5 communicate ▸ 6 perform action … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
give up — phrasal verb Word forms give up : present tense I/you/we/they give up he/she/it gives up present participle giving up past tense gave up past participle given up 1) [transitive] to stop doing something that you do regularly His wife finally… … English dictionary
give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
give — 1 verb past tense gavepast participle given PROVIDE/SUPPLY 1 (T) to provide or supply someone with something: give sb sth: Researchers were given a 10,000 grant to continue their work. | Can you give me a ride to the office on Tuesday? | He went… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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give up — verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (Freq. 9) you ve forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property • Syn: ↑forfeit, ↑throw overboard, ↑waiv … Useful english dictionary
give\ up\ for — v. phr. To abandon hope for someone or something. After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead … Словарь американских идиом
