give up

to give your chair to someone else.

• I gave up my seat to an old lady.
• It was good of you to give up your seat.
• She gave up her seat for the old person.
• The boy gave up his seat to the old man on the bus.
• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger.
• Can you give up your seat to old people even when you are tired?

to stop doing something that you have been doing regularly.

• I've given up smoking.
• I'm giving up smoking.
• I'll give up smoking.
• Tom gave up smoking.
• She gave up smoking.
• Please give up smoking.
• I can't give up smoking.
• You've given up smoking.
• You must give up smoking.
• I finally gave up smoking.
• My father gave up smoking.
• Mary has given up smoking.
• You should give up smoking.
• Tom finally gave up smoking.
• He vowed to give up smoking.
• I gave up smoking for a year.
• You'd better give up smoking.
• I gave up smoking for health.
• I gave up smoking a year ago.
• Why don't you give up smoking?
• I am going to give up smoking.
• I wish I could give up smoking.
• I hear you've given up smoking.
• He was right to give up smoking.
• I have recently given up smoking.
• I advised him to give up smoking.
• I gave up smoking six months ago.
• He gave up smoking two years ago.
• It is difficult to give up smoking.
• Bob often tries to give up smoking.
• I am determined to give up smoking.
• I expected Yoko to give up smoking.
• She advised him to give up smoking.
• Tom was advised to give up smoking.
• He says he will not give up smoking.
• I persuaded Yoko to give up smoking.
• He is trying hard to give up smoking.
• My doctor told me to give up smoking.
• She says he will not give up smoking.
• He says she will not give up smoking.
• The doctor told me to give up smoking.
• She says she will not give up smoking.
• He says that he won't give up smoking.
• You had better give up smoking at once.
• You should give up drinking and smoking.
• My doctor advised me to give up smoking.
• My father has given up smoking recently.
• You should give up smoking and drinking.
• He tried to give up smoking but in vain.
• I'm definitely going to give up smoking!
• The doctor advised me to give up smoking.
• I have given up smoking for good and all.
• My father gave up smoking for his health.
• The doctor advised him to give up smoking.
• His doctor advised him to give up smoking.
• Due to illness, he had to give up smoking.
• She was advised by him to give up smoking.
• What method did you use to give up smoking?
• Have you given up smoking for good and all?
• Father has given up smoking for his health.
• It's impossible for him to give up smoking.
• The doctor persuaded him to give up smoking.
• The doctor told Mr Smith to give up smoking.
• It is impossible for him to give up smoking.
• You must give up smoking, as it is unhealthy.
• The doctor suggested that he give up smoking.
• The doctor told Mr. Smith to give up smoking.
• You had better give up smoking for your health.
• He decided to give up smoking once and for all.
• The doctor advised my father to give up smoking.
• You should give up smoking since it's unhealthy.
• He had to give up smoking to protect his health.
• Since having given up smoking, I feel much better.
• He has given up smoking for the sake of his health.
• The doctor told him to give up smoking and drinking.
• The doctor suggested that he should give up smoking.
• My father has already given up smoking and drinking.
• He tried to give up smoking several times, but failed.
• Because of illness, he was obliged to give up smoking.
• No matter what I try, I can't seem to give up smoking.
• The doctor recommended that you should give up smoking.
• I used to smoke a lot, but I have given up smoking now.
• Tom underwent hypnotherapy to help him give up smoking.
• The sooner you give up smoking, the greater the benefits.
• He tried to give up smoking last year, but it was in vain.
• To give up smoking was the hardest thing I've done in my life.
• I advised him to give up smoking, but he would not listen to me.
• She advised him to give up smoking, but he wouldn't listen to her.
• The doctor told Mr Smith to give up smoking if he wanted to live long.
• Every time cigarettes go up in price, many people try to give up smoking.
• To give up smoking is not easy, but you should for the sake of your health.
• If he had given up smoking then, he might not be suffering from such a disease.
• He has been told by the doctor to give up smoking, but he cannot seem to give it up.
• My father gave up smoking last year.
• I gave up smoking and I feel like a new man.
• You ought to give up smoking; it's bad for the health.
• You should give up drinking.
• I advise you to give up drinking.
• I will give up drinking at any cost.
• She advised him to give up drinking.
• I'll give up drinking once and for all.
• She was advised by him to give up drinking.
• It's hard for my father to give up drinking.
• Tom's doctor advised him to give up drinking.
• He gave up drinking for the sake of his health.
• Tom was advised by his doctor to give up drinking.
• If drinking is costing you more than money, you should give it up.
• He advised him to give up alcohol.
• My dad gave up alcohol.
• Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up.
• You've got to give up gambling once and for all.

to stop trying, to surrender.

• We gave up trying.
• You never gave up.
• We gave up the plan.
• Don't give up without a fight.
• I can't give up without a fight.
• We can't give up without a fight.
• I won't give up because I have something worth fighting for.
• Don't give up the fight.
• Have you always given up so easily?
• We were obliged to give up our plan.
• I persuaded him to give up the idea.
• She was obliged to give up the plan.
• Tom doesn't give up easily, does he?
• Tom said he wasn't ready to give up.
• I haven't completely given up the idea.
• I tried to convince Tom not to give up.
• I can't believe Tom would just give up.
• He gave up the plan for economic reasons.
• I gave up on the idea of buying a house.
• Tom gave up the idea of going to Boston.
• Kevin gave up the idea of going to Canada.
• I've given up on the idea of buying a house.
• Why did you give up the idea of learning French?
• He gave up the idea of going to America to study.
• The president gave up the idea because it was not practical.
• There's nothing I can do but give up the idea of going abroad.
• Due to circumstances, I gave up the idea of going to university.
• You must give up the idea that you are superior to them in every respect.
• I had to give up my plan.
• He need not give up the plan.
• Accordingly I gave up my plans.
• Tom didn't give up on the plan.
• Tom didn't give up on his plan.

to surrender to the police.

• The criminal gave himself up to the police.
• I heard that he gave himself up to the police.
• I persuaded him to give himself up to the police.
• When the police came on stage, the criminal gave up.