surrender

[US]/səˈrendə(r)/
[UK]/səˈrendər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation


vt. & vi. give up
vt. relinquish; abandon
n. surrender; abandonment
giv op
vt. opgive; forlade
n. overgivelse; forladelse
Word Forms
Third Person Singularsurrenders
Pluralsurrenders
Past Participlesurrendered
Present Participlesurrendering
Past Tensesurrendered

Phrases & Collocations

surrender oneself

overgive sig selv

unconditional surrender

ubetinget overgivelse

Example Sentences

surrender of a fugitive

overgivelse af en flygtning

surrender oneself to pleasure

overgive sig til nydelse

the surrender of one's claim

afståelse af sit krav

surrender a contractual right.

afstå en kontraktmæssig ret.

They surrendered the city.

De overgav byen.

a crude surrender to animal lust.

et groft eftergiven til dyrisk lyst.

surrender one's insurance policy

afstå sin forsikringspolice

He surrendered himself to despair.

Han overgav sig til fortvivlelse.

refusing to surrender control.

afviser at overgive kontrollen.

surrendered himself to grief.

han overgav sig til sorg.

The enemy is surrendering all along the line.

Fjenden overgiver sig langs hele linjen.

The boy surrendered the catapult to the teacher.

Drengen afleverede katapulten til læreren.

over 140 rebels surrendered to the authorities.

over 140 oprørere overgav sig til myndighederne.

in 1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden.

I 1815 afstod Danmark Norge til Sverige.

he surrendered himself to the mood of the hills.

han overgav sig til bjergdenes stemning.

We shall never surrender our liberty.

Vi vil aldrig overgive vores frihed.

Surrender to the enemy? We will die first.

Overgive dig til fjenden? Vi dør først.

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