to give in
220
3.0
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɪv ɪn/
:
ceder
- The Czar had no choice but to give in to the demands of his citizens.
- give in to demands
- give in to pressure
- never give in
That's because they started to give in to that inner voice.
- That's because they started to give in to that inner voice.
- If I'm persistent enough, she will give in, all right?
- All because they refuse to give in to fear.
- And so after much, much resistance, they gave in and said OK.
- I will not give in until my day comes.
- Listen, money is power and people that want money will give in to that power.
- The thing is, you don't need to give in to brand names to look good.
- And so I think that we shouldn't give in to fear.
- Or will they give in to the grief and engage in lamentations?
- You know, I, I, I, I'm going to give in on this one.
- Remind yourself that when you give in, why you gave in.
- They I wouldn't give in no matter how much they hurt me.
Examples
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Remind yourself that when you give in, why you gave in.
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I gave in to those demands to please you.
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I will not give in until my day comes.
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Listen, money is power and people that want money will give in to that power.
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And so after much, much resistance, they gave in and said OK.
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You know I'm not gonna give in to this kind of behavior.
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And so I think that we shouldn't give in to fear.
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The thing is, you don't need to give in to brand names to look good.
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The director kept insisting and the producers finally gave in.
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After hours of debate, she finally gave in and accepted the new proposal.
Synonyms
∞
3.5
To tolerate an unpleasant situation without complaining
187
4.1
To accept another person's control, often against your wishes
127
6.3
To give in to another person's wishes or demands
107
3.7
To stop insisting because others oppose you
81
4.3
To stop resisting under pressure or force
71
6.7
To give in to pressure or demands
69
5.8
Fail to resist a strong feeling or pressure and give in
52
5.1
Accept an unpleasant situation you cannot change
43
7.0
To accept something you tried to refuse
36
6.2
To accept another person's opinion or decision out of respect
35
4.2
Break or fail because of pressure
31
5.8
To stop resisting and allow something to happen, like a person giving in or a storm easing
29
4.9
Stop trying because you cannot win
27
4.8
To stop trying because you know you cannot succeed
23
8.4
To stop fighting back and accept defeat or demands
21
4.8
Give in to pressure or strong requests after resisting
20
8.4
To accept something you do not want without complaining
13
5.5
To give something to another person or group against your will
7
8.2
To agree to a request or demand after hesitation
5
7.6
To give in to pressure or demands from others
4
8.4
To give in to pressure or someone in charge even if you do not want to
4
4.0
To stop trying and accept that you lost
3
4.9
To accept less than you want in a discussion to reach an agreement
2
6.7
To give in to pressure even though you do not want to
2
8.9
To give up because of pressure or pain
2
8.4
To give in to pressure or criticism
1
7.4
Give something to another person because you are forced to do so
To do what someone else wants even if you do not want to
To stop trying because it seems pointless
To give in easily when under pressure
Antonyms
How Resistant
139
3.7
311
2.2
716
1.7
31
5.8
220
3.0
332
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
give + in
The meaning 'to stop resisting or surrender' is directly derivable from combining 'give' (to yield) with the particle 'in' which signals movement into a state of yielding or acceptance. This verb+particle composition follows a common, predictable pattern in English and many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Give in comes from a simple image: when someone stops pushing, they give, let go, and allow something to move 'in'. The parts give and in create the idea of 'surrender' or 'agreeing', so give in means 'to stop resisting and finally agree'.