"give in" meaning in English

See give in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-give in.ogg [Australia] Forms: give in [canonical], gives in [third-person, singular], gave in [past], given in [past, participle], giving in [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|give in|gives in|gave in|given in|giving in}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something gives in, it falls down or collapses
    Sense id: simple-give_in-en-verb-SQZQGH3a Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If someone gives in, they cave--they give up on what they wanted and do something else
    Sense id: simple-give_in-en-verb-xEUy7CJG Categories (other): Idioms
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