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24 January
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What is the difference between I gave up him and I gave up on him ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I gave up him and I gave up on him ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
@jwofnell
Actually, it's more like someone is being given to someone else. I'll put some examples below.
1."My friend broke the law, so I gave him up to the police."
2. "The thief tried hiding in the crowd to escape, but they gave him up."
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- English (US)
@jwofnell
Hello!
The first sentence, "I gave up him", isn't really a natural sounding sentence. You could say, "I gave him up", which is more natural.
"I gave him up" = a person was given to the authorities, handed over, betrayed.
"I gave up on him" = you no longer support, have hope for, or believe in a person.
Please let me know of you have any questions.
- Korean Near fluent
@akiblutea Oh so I gave him up is used when you have him extra work to do??
- English (US)
@jwofnell
Actually, it's more like someone is being given to someone else. I'll put some examples below.
1."My friend broke the law, so I gave him up to the police."
2. "The thief tried hiding in the crowd to escape, but they gave him up."
- Korean Near fluent
@akiblutea Wow thank you for detailed answer♡♡♡♡Have a great day
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