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give up; donate; give alms
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesverb
to give up; to abandon; to discard
Used for abandoning something valuable or necessary.
We should learn to give up useless things.
Rounding half up is a common mathematical approximation method.
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He moved to another city to pursue his dream, going out of his way for it.
She is reluctant to leave her hometown.
His spirit of sacrificing himself to save others moved people when facing danger.
verb
to give alms; to donate freely; to charity
formalMostly used in formal or historical contexts to describe giving food, medicine or money to those in need.
This temple distributes congee to homeless people every year.
Ancient wealthy people often gave out medicine to save people during famine years.
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He insists on giving meals to street wanderers.
Charities give out clothes to poor families all year round.
The food donation activity has received support from community residents.