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* {{IPA|/ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbm̩/|/ˈaʊ̯fˌɡeːbən/ |
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===Verb=== |
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Revision as of 08:06, 6 October 2019
German
Etymology
auf- (“up”) + geben (“give”). Cognate with English upgive.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to give up on (one's efforts)
- Er gab es auf die schwierige Aufgabe zu lösen.
- He gave up on solving the difficult task.
- (reflexive) to give up
- Sich selbst aufgeben.
- To give up oneself.
- (transitive) to abandon, to forsake, to relinquish
- Die Stadt wurde auf Grund des starken Wassermangels aufgegeben.
- The city has been forsaken due to the severe water shortage.
- (transitive, military) to surrender, to capitulate
- (transitive) to lose hope, to resign, to quit
- Die Suche nach der vermissten Person wurde von der Polizei aufgegeben.
- The search for the missing person was quit by the police.
- Sie hatte bereits jegliche Hoffnung aufgegeben ihn wiederzusehen.
- She had already lost any hope of seeing him again.
- (transitive, mail) to send, to mail
- (transitive, homework) to give
- Heute gab man uns sehr viele Hausaufgaben auf.
- Today, we were given a lot of homework.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (mail): senden, verschicken, (colloquial) mailen
- (surrender): (reflexive) ergeben, kapitulieren
Antonyms
Related terms
- Aufgabe f
See also
Further reading
- “aufgeben” in Duden online