phrasal verb · neutral
give in
/ɡɪv ɪn/give·IN
speakingtask2
to yield to pressure or to submit something (less common usage)
Examples
“She finally gave in and agreed to their proposal.”
“Please give in your essays by Friday.”
“He would not give in despite repeated requests.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite mounting pressure from stakeholders, the committee refused to give in to demands that would compromise the project's integrity.”
Collocations
- give in to pressure / give in to demands
- hand in / give in an assignment
Word family
give in vgave in v (past)giving in v-ing
Common mistakes
I gave in my homework yesterday.→I handed in my homework yesterday.
She gave in to the idea of moving.→She gave in to the idea of moving.
Say it for a higher band
5agree→6yield→7+give in
Synonyms
yield
surrender
Easily confused
give up
“After years of trying he finally gave up.”
hand in
“Please hand in your report by Monday.”
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