GIVE UP THE GHOST

Meaning of GIVE UP THE GHOST in English

to cease to live or function : DIE

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

GIVE UP THE GHOST — phrasal to cease to live or function ; die
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIVE UP THE GHOST — : to cease to live or function : die
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE UP THE GHOST — die or stop functioning. → ghost
Concise Oxford English vocab
GIVE UP THE GHOST — 1. to die 2. ( humorous ) ( of a machine ) to stop working : My car finally gave …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE UP THE GHOST — {v. phr.} To die; stop going. * /After a long illness, the old woman gave up the ghost./ * /The …
Slang English vocab
GIVE UP THE GHOST — Die, expire, depart, decease, leave the world, draw the last breath, cease to exist.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
GIVE UP THE GHOST — {v. phr.} To die; stop going. * /After a long illness, the old woman gave up the ghost./ * /The …
Словарь английских идиом
GIVE UP THE GHOST — stop hoping after a long time When will she give up the ghost? Her son has been gone for years.
English Idioms vocab
GIVE UP THE GHOST — stop hoping after a long time When will she give up the ghost? Her son has been gone for years.
English Idioms vocabulary
GIVE UP THE GHOST — v. phr. To die; stop going. After a long illness, the old woman gave up the ghost. The motor turned …
American Idioms English vocabulary
GIVE UP THE GHOST — испустить дух
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GIVE UP THE GHOST — испустить дух
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
GIVE UP THE GHOST — испускать дух, отбрасывать копыта - если касается людей; заглохнуть, встать, остановиться - если речь о механизмах: The old Rob gave …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
GIVE UP THE GHOST — expr BrE infml He seems to have given up the ghost on this job — Он, кажется, потерял интерес к этой …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
GIVE UP THE GHOST — expr BrE infml He seems to have given up the ghost on this job — Он, кажется, потерял интерес к …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GIVE UP THE GHOST — ghost, give up the expr BrE infml He seems to have given up the ghost on this job Он, кажется, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GIVE UP THE GHOST — He seems to have given up the ghost on this job — Он, кажется, потерял интерес к этой работе What's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GIVE UP THE GHOST — испускать дух, отбрасывать копыта - если касается людей; заглохнуть, встать, остановиться - если речь о механизмах: The old Rob gave …
English Russian slang dictionary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GHOST — I. ˈgōst noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English gost, gast, from Old English gāst; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GHOST — (n.) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the …
Английский словарь Webster
GHOST — ( n. ) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GHOST — — ghostily , adv. — ghostlike , adj. /gohst/ , n. 1. the soul of a dead person, a disembodied …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GHOST — I. ˈgōst noun Etymology: Middle English gost, gast, from Old English gāst; akin to Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
GHOST — noun the spirit; the soul of man. 2. ghost ·vi to die; to expire. 3. ghost ·vt to appear to …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GHOST — [ghost] n [ME gost, gast, fr. OE gast; akin to OHG geist spirit, Skt heda anger] (bef. 12c) 1: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GHOST — soul or spectre of a dead person, usually believed to inhabit the netherworld and to be capable of returning in …
Britannica English vocabulary
GHOST — ghost BrE AmE ɡəʊst AmE ɡoʊst ▷ ghosted ˈɡəʊst ɪd -əd AmE ˈɡoʊst əd ▷ ghosting ˈɡəʊst ɪŋ AmE ˈɡoʊst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GHOST — / gəʊst; NAmE goʊst/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the spirit of a dead person that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GHOST — I. ghost 1 /ɡəʊst $ ɡoʊst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: gast ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GHOST — n. & v. --n. 1 the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit. 2 a shadow …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GHOST — n. & v. n. 1 the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit. 2 a shadow …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
GHOST — n. & v. --n. 1. the supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; a disembodied spirit. 2 a shadow …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GHOST — ( ghosts, ghosting, ghosted) 1. A ghost is the spirit of a dead person that someone believes they can see …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GHOST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ghost/horror story ▪ They sat round the fire telling ghost stories. ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GHOST — noun VERB + GHOST ▪ see ▪ You look as if you've seen a ~! ▪ believe in ▪ I …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
GHOST — INDEX: 1. a ghost 2. when there are ghosts in a place RELATED WORDS see also ↑ DIE ↑ DEAD …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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