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Surrender

noun/sɚɹˈɛndɚ/
Definition
acceptance of despair
a verbal act of admitting defeat
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sɚɹˈɛndɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/səɹˈɛndə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/səɹˈɛndə/
3 syllables Say it as /sɚɹˈɛndɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounacceptance of despair
nouna verbal act of admitting defeat
nounthe delivery of a principal into lawful custody
nounthe act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
“they were protected until the capitulation of the fort”
verbgive up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
“The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered”
verbrelinquish possession or control over
“The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in”
Word Forms
resignverbaccept as inevitable
yieldverbconsent reluctantly
surrenderverbgive up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
capitulateverbsurrender under agreed conditions
fallverblose office or power
surrendernounthe act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
surrenderernouna person who yields or surrenders
cessionnounthe act of ceding
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
aufgeben
Akzeptanz der Verzweiflung
🇫🇷French
se rendre
acceptation du désespoir
🇪🇸Spanish
rendirse
aceptación de la desesperación
🇮🇹Italian
resa
accettazione della disperazione
🇳🇱Dutch
overgave
aanvaarding van wanhoop
🇵🇹Portuguese
render
aceitação do desespero
🇷🇺Russian
сдаваться
принятие отчаяния
India
🇮🇳Hindi
समर्पण
निराशा की स्वीकृति
🇧🇩Bengali
আত্মসমর্পণ
হতাশার গ্রহণযোগ্যতা
🇮🇳Tamil
சரணடைதல்
விரக்தியை ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது
🇮🇳Telugu
లొంగిపోతారు
నిరాశ యొక్క అంగీకారం
🇮🇳Marathi
आत्मसमर्पण
निराशेचा स्वीकार
🇮🇳Gujarati
શરણાગતિ
નિરાશાની સ્વીકૃતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶರಣಾಗತಿ
ಹತಾಶೆಯ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കീഴടങ്ങുക
നിരാശയുടെ സ്വീകാര്യത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਮਰਪਣ
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਸਵੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہتھیار ڈالنا
مایوسی کی قبولیت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
投降
接受绝望
🇯🇵Japanese
降伏
絶望の受け入れ
🇰🇷Korean
항복
절망의 수용
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đầu hàng
chấp nhận tuyệt vọng
🇹🇭Thai
ยอมแพ้
การยอมรับความสิ้นหวัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyerah
penerimaan keputusasaan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagsuko
pagtanggap ng kawalan ng pag-asa
🇲🇾Malay
menyerah diri
penerimaan putus asa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يستسلم
قبول اليأس
🇮🇷Persian
تسلیم شدن
پذیرش ناامیدی
🇹🇷Turkish
teslim olmak
umutsuzluğun kabulü
🇮🇱Hebrew
כְּנִיעָה
קבלה של ייאוש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'surrender'?
The primary meaning of 'surrender' is 'acceptance of despair'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'surrender' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'surrender' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'surrender' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'surrender' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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