surrender

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in Vietnamese Surrender, đầu hàng

BrE /ˈsəːrəndə/ AmE /ˈsɜːrəndər/

verb / noun en → vi

past surrendered pp surrendered ing surrendering

1 GIVE UP [intransitive] B1

Surrender, đầu hàng

to give up fighting or struggling against someone and agree to accept their authority or control

  • surrender to somebody

Collocations surrender to the enemy · surrender to a police officer

  • The army surrendered to the advancing troops.

    Quân đội đã đầu hàng trước lực lượng tiến công.

2 RENDER [transitive] B2

Surrender, giao nộp

to give something to someone, especially when you are forced to do this by law or a contract

  • surrender something to somebody

Collocations surrender evidence to the court · surrender a passport to immigration authorities

  • The suspect surrendered his fingerprints to the police.

    Người tình nghi đã giao nộp dấu vân tay cho cảnh sát.

3 YIELD [intransitive] C1

Surrender, nhượng bộ

to give way or yield to someone's demands, especially in a negotiation or dispute

  • surrender to somebody

Collocations surrender to pressure · surrender to demands

  • The company surrendered to the union's demands.

    Công ty đã nhượng bộ trước yêu cầu của công đoàn.

4 RENDER [transitive] C1

Surrender, giao nộp

to give up or hand over something, especially in a legal context

  • surrender something to somebody

Collocations surrender property to the court · surrender a claim to an insurance company

  • The defendant surrendered his assets to the court.

    Người bị cáo đã giao nộp tài sản cho tòa án.