The robber surrendered to the cops.
•I will never surrender to my baser passions.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
surrender — sur·ren·der 1 vt 1 a: to yield to the control or possession of another surrender the leased premises surrender collateral to a creditor b: to give up completely or agree to forgo c: to cancel (one s insurance policy) voluntarily 2: to g … Law dictionary
surrender — sur|ren|der1 [ sə rendər ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to say officially that you have been defeated and will stop fighting: Rebel forces have surrendered after three years of fighting. surrender to: The gang leaders finally surrendered to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
surrender — I UK [səˈrendə(r)] / US [səˈrendər] verb Word forms surrender : present tense I/you/we/they surrender he/she/it surrenders present participle surrendering past tense surrendered past participle surrendered * 1) a) [intransitive] to say officially … English dictionary
surrender — ▪ I. surrender sur‧ren‧der 1 [səˈrendə ǁ ər] verb 1. [transitive] INSURANCE if you surrender an insurance policy, you stop it before it mature S (= becomes due for payment) and receive only a part of what it would have been worth if you had kept… … Financial and business terms
surrender — sur|ren|der1 [səˈrendə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: surrendre, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + rendre to give back, yield ] 1.) [I and T] to say officially that you want to stop fighting or to stop avoiding the police, government etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
surrender — [[t]səre̱ndə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ surrenders, surrendering, surrendered 1) VERB If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten. General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender... [V to n] We ll never… … English dictionary
surrender — [səˈrendə] verb I 1) [I] if soldiers surrender, they stop fighting and officially admit that they have been defeated 2) [T] to give something to someone in authority because you have to She was ordered to surrender her passport.[/ex] II noun [U]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hand something on — GIVE, pass, hand, transfer, grant, cede, surrender, relinquish, yield; part with, let go of; bequeath, will, leave. → hand * * * pass something to the next person in a series or succession he had handed on the family farm to his son ■ pass… … Useful english dictionary
give — [c]/gɪv / (say giv) verb (gave, given, giving) –verb (t) 1. to deliver freely; bestow; hand over: to give someone a present. 2. to deliver to another in exchange for something; pay. 3. to pass over to: give me that book, please. 4. to grant… …
hand — /hænd / (say hand) noun 1. (in humans) the terminal, prehensile part of the arm, consisting of the palm and five digits. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3. the terminal part of any limb when prehensile …
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
