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7 Jan 2017
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What is the difference between give up and give in ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between give up and give in ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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7 Jan 2017
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There are quiet similar but I will use examples to explain the differences.
"give up" mean to stop doing something that you have been doing for a period of time.
(Learning Russian, Learning English, Campaigning, etc)
"give in" means to stop trying to fight or resist something.
(Age, Cancer, Disease, Racism, Sexism, Discrimination, Violence, etc)
"give up"
My Russian is not very good. I feel like giving up.
My English is not very good. I feel like giving up.
"give in"
A 80 year old man refuse to give in. He feels strong and does not want to retire.
A young girl at the hospital refuses to give in to cancer.
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