Definitions for giving up
giv·ing up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. giving up, yielding, surrendernoun

   a verbal act of admitting defeat

2. forsaking, giving upnoun

   the act of forsaking

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1. Giving Up

   Giving Up is a popular song written by Van McCoy that was introduced by Gladys Knight & the Pips with an April 1964 single release. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, where the Gladys Knight & the Pips original of "Giving Up" failed to chart in its June 1964 release, a belated cover of the song was recorded in 1965 by Julie Grant with her regular producer Tony Hatch and released that March without evident result. Bill Kenwright also had a UK single release of "Giving Up" in August 1968, the track being the B-side of the non-charting single "Love's Black and White". The song's composer Van McCoy produced a 1969 cover of the song by the Ad Libs that peaked at No. 34 on the US R&B chart. Donny Hathaway remade "Giving Up" for his 1971 self-titled album for which it served as lead single reaching No. 21 R&B in the summer of 1972. Hathaway's version crossed over to the pop chart, peaking at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. The American sax player Kirk Whalum recorded "Giving Up" for his 2010 tribute album Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway.

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1. giving up

   Giving up is the act of ceasing to make an effort, discontinuing the pursuit of a certain goal, activity or venture as a result of perceived difficulties or obstacles. It often involves surrendering or relinquishing expectations, passions, dreams or hopes, and can sometimes be accompanied by feelings of defeat, despair, or disappointment. It might also refer to the acceptance of a situation considered undesirable or unfavorable due to a lack of belief in the possibility of change or improvement.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of giving up in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of giving up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of giving up in a Sentence

1. Andrew Young:

   He didn't make it to 40. He made it to 39, some of the rest of us who made it are obligated to keep on trying. There is no giving up, no giving in, no retirement because we've come too far from where we started from. And nobody told us that the way would be easy, but I don't believe he brought us this far to leave us...

2. Nicholas Pinter:

   We have always had an engineering mentality with strong property rights, there’s also an intense resistance by property owners when it comes to giving up their property rights.

3. Martin Jones:

   I thought we played alright for a lot of the game. But giving up a couple of early goals is tough to come back from.

4. Cecilie Fjellhøy:

   We’re still fighting, we’re not giving up. But it’s been so difficult to get justice. … I felt alone in this. But after hearing these stories from other women, we’re relying on each other for inspiration. We’ve met with each other, and we’ve been supporting each other. There’s sadness in this situation, but it’s been nice to see something positive, this friendship blossom.

5. Ashley Whillans:

   Even giving up a few hours of a paycheck to volunteer at a food bank may have more bang for your buck in making you feel happier.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=giving up
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giving_Up
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