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give in

phraseB2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To give in is to stop resisting at last and agree. Give in to pressure, refuse to give in, give in gracefully.

It marks the end of a struggle rather than a change of mind, so people give in reluctantly. In British schools it also means to hand work to a teacher, which is a quite separate use.

Definitions of give in

  1. 1phrasegive inTo finally stop resisting and agree.B2

    “He would not give in until the last of the letters had been answered.”

give in is a phrase.

Also accepted in games: surrender

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