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gave in; given in; giving in; gives in
: to yield under insistence or entreaty : surrender
Example Sentences
give in and have some chocolate
after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park
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So give in and let Svengali send you down a blissful spiral immediately.
Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2022
But a team as stout as Kings wasn’t ready to give in just yet.
Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
Trudeau should give in to the truckers on the vaccination mandate, and then the protesters should declare victory and go home or, at the minimum, take a step back from any confrontation with the police.
Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
The force of the state cannot give in to organized crime.
Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 3 Nov. 2022
During timeouts, Booker exhorted teammates not to give in.
Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2022
Customers rave about this stream deck from Elgato — nearly 20,000 reviewers give in an average 4.8 stars — now on sale for an incredible 40 percent off.
Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2022
At the meeting at the Nebraska senior center in early August, Clements appealed to his audience to get on social media and to keep showing up at county commission meetings, again and again, until local leaders are worn down and give in.
Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022
At the meeting at the Nebraska senior center in early August, Clements appealed to his audience to get on social media and to keep showing up at county commission meetings, again and again, until local leaders are worn down and give in.
Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2022
But a team as stout as Kings wasn’t ready to give in just yet.
Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
Trudeau should give in to the truckers on the vaccination mandate, and then the protesters should declare victory and go home or, at the minimum, take a step back from any confrontation with the police.
Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022
The force of the state cannot give in to organized crime.
Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 3 Nov. 2022
During timeouts, Booker exhorted teammates not to give in.
Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2022
Customers rave about this stream deck from Elgato — nearly 20,000 reviewers give in an average 4.8 stars — now on sale for an incredible 40 percent off.
Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2022
At the meeting at the Nebraska senior center in early August, Clements appealed to his audience to get on social media and to keep showing up at county commission meetings, again and again, until local leaders are worn down and give in.
Annie Gowen, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022
At the meeting at the Nebraska senior center in early August, Clements appealed to his audience to get on social media and to keep showing up at county commission meetings, again and again, until local leaders are worn down and give in.
Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Give in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20in. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.
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