Give up on meaning
Give up on is a phrasal verb that means to stop expecting a person or effort to succeed.
- Past simple
- gave up on
- Past participle
- given up on
- -ing form
- giving up on
What give up on means
B2
To stop expecting a person or effort to succeed
Don't give up on the team after one defeat.
Similar phrasal verbs
With give: give back, give away, give in, give out, give up, give onto, give over, give something over to something/someone, give yourself over to, give off.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does give up on mean?
To stop expecting a person or effort to succeed.
What is the past tense of give up on?
Gave up on. The past participle is given up on.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
