surrender
part of speech
verb (surrender, surrenders, surrendered, surrendering); noun (surrender)
meaning for a pupil
1) To surrender is to stop fighting and admit you are beaten. tree →
2) To surrender something is to give it up or hand it over, often because you are made to. tree →
3) (formal) Surrender is the act of giving up or handing over. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God asks how He could give up Israel, though they deserve punishment. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as God's deep love for His people, whom He will not destroy. In the primary lessons: In history lessons armies surrender at the end of battles. In stories: "I surrender!" when someone gives up. In formal rules: "surrender your phone at the door". Phrases: surrender to, unconditional surrender, raise a white flag.
examples
- How shall I surrender thee, Israel? (Prophets HOS.11.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The army surrendered at last. tree →
- "I surrender!" laughed Dad in the pillow fight. tree →
- Please surrender your phones before the exam. tree →
- They waved a white flag to show surrender. tree →
- The thief surrendered to the police. tree →
- He would not surrender his seat to anyone. tree →
- She surrendered to sleep after the long day. tree →
- The castle surrendered after a long siege. tree →
- Surrender at once, and I will take you with me. tree →
note
Regular verb: surrendered. Spelling: double r. Similar: give in, give up, yield. Formal register in rules and exams.
In the corpora
- How shall I surrender thee, Israel?
- "Surrendered" means a pet was given up to an animal shelter.
- "Give up" means stop trying; "give in" means hand in, and it can also mean surrender.
Trees and pragmatics
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