surrender
verb/səˈrendə(r)/
/səˈrendər/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they surrender | /səˈrendə(r)/ /səˈrendər/ |
| he / she / it surrenders | /səˈrendəz/ /səˈrendərz/ |
| past simple surrendered | /səˈrendəd/ /səˈrendərd/ |
| past participle surrendered | /səˈrendəd/ /səˈrendərd/ |
| -ing form surrendering | /səˈrendərɪŋ/ /səˈrendərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to admit that you have been defeated and want to stop fighting; to allow yourself to be caught, taken prisoner, etc. synonym give in (to somebody/something)
- The rebel soldiers were forced to surrender.
- surrender to somebody He surrendered voluntarily to his enemies.
- surrender yourself (to somebody) The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police.
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1, Crime and punishmentc1- After three weeks under siege they surrendered completely.
- The British formally surrendered on 31 May.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- unconditionally
- completely
- immediately
- …
- order somebody to
- agree to
- refuse to
- …
- to
- (formal) to give up something/somebody when you are forced to synonym relinquish
- surrender something/somebody to somebody He agreed to surrender all claims to the property.
- They surrendered their guns to the police.
- surrender something/somebody The defendant was released to await trial but had to surrender her passport.
- The dictator surrendered power to Parliament.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- unconditionally
- completely
- immediately
- …
- order somebody to
- agree to
- refuse to
- …
- to
Word Originlate Middle English (chiefly in legal use): from Anglo-Norman French (from sur- and render).
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