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- give in to (someone)
give in to (someone)
give in to (someone)
To submit, concede, or yield to someone or something; to surrender or acknowledge defeat to someone or something. The board of directors finally gave in to employees' demands for annual pay increases. John always gives in to his wife when it comes to financial decisions.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Shayma | | - | Arabic |
Freyja | | FRAY-ah (Norse Mythology) | Icelandic, Norse Mythology |
Benji | | BEN-jee | English |
Jimmu | | jeem-moo (Japanese) | Far Eastern Mythology |
Marijn | | - | Dutch |
Herschel | | ['hɜ:ʃəl] | |