give up on (someone or something)

idiom

1

: to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone)

He has gotten in trouble many times, but his parents have never given up on him.

Please don't give up on me. I promise I'll do better.

2

: to stop having hope of seeing (someone)

We'd given up on you hours ago!

3

: to stop trying to do or achieve (something)

They have given up on their plan to build a new factory.

She hasn't given up on trying to convince her husband to buy a new car.

Examples of give up on (someone or something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But that doesn't mean that Batista is going to give up on the case, too. —EW.com, 11 July 2025

But the Kremlin has so far not offered concessions on its central demands that Ukraine should cede territory and give up on joining NATO. —Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 4 July 2025

But Tuttle isn’t ready to give up on his bet yet, especially given that Trump’s time in the White House still has three-and-a-half years left. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 June 2025

After an unfortunate injury, younger sister Mi-ji is forced to give up on her dream of becoming a track and field athlete and stays in her hometown to work odd jobs and take care of her grandmother. —Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025