Related to word: give
Phrasal Verb
to believe that someone is sure to die or is already deceased
The doctor told her the disease was fatal and she needed to give up hope for her husband's recovery.
As time went by, he began to believe it was time to give up hope of his parents being alive.
They knew in the end they had to give up on any hope for their missing loved ones.
to abandon hope that someone will show up
After searching for hours, he finally decided to give up hope that she would show up.
Even after many failures, she never gave up hope that her dreams would come true.
He stayed at the hospital for days but finally had to admit he would give up on expecting his return.
to cease maintaining a friendship or relationship with someone
They finally decided to give up on those who had never supported them.
After many arguments, Maria chose to give up her old friends.
He couldn't understand why she would give up on their friendship so easily.