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give in

verb
  1. To collapse or fall. · The roof gave in under the weight of the snow.
  2. To relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat. · I finally gave in and let him stay up to watch TV.· OK, I don't know the answer. I give in.
  3. To droop the head.
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It’s so seldom Matthew sets his mind on anything that when he does I always feel it’s my duty to give in.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 9 · C1
Jane instantly gave a look at Elizabeth which spoke her distress at such premeditation, and her entreaty that _she_ would not give in to it.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 325 · B2
She had been wondering what under the canopy she should do if Anne did not give in.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 74 · C1
How could she deny that credit to his assertions, in one instance, which she had been obliged to give in the other?
Pride and Prejudice, p. 242 · B2

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