auf|geben
Translation
to give up, to quit, to post, to check in (luggage)
Examples
Gib niemals deine Träume auf.
Never give up your dreams.
Ich muss diesen Brief aufgeben.
I have to post this letter.
Wir haben unser Gepäck aufgegeben.
We checked in our luggage.
Der Lehrer hat uns Hausaufgaben aufgegeben.
The teacher gave us homework.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to give up sth. He gave up his plan.
((sth.)) to post/check in sth. I'm posting a letter.
((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to assign sth. to sb. The professor assigned a task to the students.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (give up) kapitulieren, resignieren; (post) abschicken; Antonyms: (give up) durchhalten, weitermachen
Etymology
From 'auf-' (up) + 'geben' (to give). The literal sense is 'to give up', which extends to other meanings.
Memory Tips
Imagine 'giving up' your hands in surrender. For mail or luggage, you 'give it up' to the service provider.