give something up
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Meaning · English
stop doing or having something
Literally: relinquish possession
Register: neutral
Examples
She had to give up smoking for health reasons
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “give something up” mean?
stop doing or having something Literally: relinquish possession
Is “give something up” formal or informal?
give something up is generally neutral.