GIVE STH


Meaning of GIVE STH in English

up

1.

[ no passive ] to stop doing or having sth :

She didn't give up work when she had the baby.

We'd given up hope of ever having children.

[+ -ing ]

You ought to give up smoking.

2.

to spend time on a task that you would normally spend on sth else :

I gave up my weekend to help him paint his apartment.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.