What does surrender mean?
Definitions for surrender
səˈrɛn dərsur·ren·der
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word surrender.
Princeton's WordNet
resignation, surrender(noun)
acceptance of despair
giving up, yielding, surrender(noun)
a verbal act of admitting defeat
surrender(noun)
the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
capitulation, fall, surrender(verb)
the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
"they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
surrender, give up(verb)
give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
"The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
surrender, cede, deliver, give up(verb)
relinquish possession or control over
"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
Wiktionary
surrender(Noun)
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.
Etymology: Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre ‘render’.
surrender(Noun)
The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand.
Etymology: Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre ‘render’.
surrender(Noun)
The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists.
Etymology: Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre ‘render’.
surrender(Verb)
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy.
Etymology: Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre ‘render’.
surrender(Verb)
To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to.
Etymology: Anglo-Norman, representing Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre ‘render’.
Webster Dictionary
Surrender(verb)
to yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(verb)
to give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(verb)
to yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; -- used reflexively; as, to surrender one's self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(verb)
to yield; to render or deliver up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(verb)
to give up one's self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(noun)
the act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(noun)
the yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(noun)
the giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Surrender(noun)
the delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state. See Extradition
Etymology: [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur over + rendre to render. See Sur-, and Render.]
Freebase
Surrender
Surrender is the cessation of fighting by soldiers, naval craft, nations or other combatants and their eventually becoming prisoners of war, either as individuals or when ordered to by their officers. A white flag or handkerchief is a common symbol of surrender, as is the gesture of raising one's hands empty and open above one's head. When a tank commander is surrendering, the tank's turret should be turned opposite the direction of the opposing forces. Normally, a surrender will involve the handing over of weapons; in European warfare of earlier centuries, the commanding officer of a surrendering force would specifically offer up his sword to the victorious commander. Flags and ensigns are hauled down or furled, and ships' colours are struck to signal a surrender. When the parties agree to terms, the surrender may be conditional, i.e. if the surrendering party promises to submit only after the victor makes certain promises. Otherwise it is a surrender at discretion; the victor makes no promises of treatment other than those provided by the laws and customs of war — most of which are laid out in the Hague Conventions and the Geneva Conventions. Normally a belligerent will only agree to surrender unconditionally if completely incapable of continuing hostilities.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Surrender
sur-ren′dėr, v.t. to deliver over: to resign.—v.i. to yield up one's self to another.—n. act of yielding, or giving up to another.—ns. Surrenderee′, one to whom a legal surrender is made; Surren′derer, one who surrenders; Surren′deror (law), one who makes a surrender; Surren′dry, Surren′dery (obs.), a surrender. [O. Fr. surrendre, from sur, over—L. super, over, rendre—L. reddĕre, to render.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
surrender
To lay down your arms, and give yourself up as a prisoner of war. Also, the act of giving up, as the surrender of a town or garrison.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'surrender' in Verbs Frequency: #1010
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of surrender in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of surrender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of surrender in a Sentence
Every challenge is specifically designed to aid you to get to where you really need to be. So, do challenge your challenges and never surrender to them.
The wise should surrender speech in mind, mind in the knowing self, the knowing self in the Spirit of the universe, and the Spirit of the universe in the Spirit of peace.
Before the gunshots were heard, very strong floodlights turned the night into daylight, and then we heard loud explosions, the soldiers were calling on the house's inhabitants to surrender and the speaker was clearly a Yemeni soldier.
To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
I would tell him to surrender. That's the best solution, but of course, if he has something to do with it, he must accept responsibility.
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Translations for surrender
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- استسلام, استسلمArabic
- sich ergeben, Kapitulation, kapitulieren, ErgebungGerman
- παραδίνομαι, παράδοσηGreek
- kapitulacoEsperanto
- entregar, abandonar, rendirse, rendir, capitularSpanish
- alistuma, allaandmine, loovutamaEstonian
- luovuttaminen, antautuminen, luovutus, antautua, luovuttaa, luopuminenFinnish
- reddition, capituler, se rendre, capitulation, abandonFrench
- thoir thairis, thoir suas, gèilleadh, gèillScottish Gaelic
- menyerahIndonesian
- arrendersiItalian
- 放棄する, 譲渡, 自首する, 自首, 投降する, 降服, 譲渡する, 降服する, 放棄, 投降, 降伏Japanese
- whakahauraro, hauraro, haurarotangaMāori
- overgaveDutch
- entregar-se, render, entregar, capitular, render-sePortuguese
- сдаваться, капитуляция, сдать, капитулировать, сдаться, сдача, сдаватьRussian
- ge sig, ge uppSwedish
- లొంగుబాటు, లొంగిపోTelugu
- teslim olmak, teslim etmek, teslim olmaTurkish
- đầu hàngVietnamese
- 投降Chinese
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