The hand opens — why you give up smoking and give up your seat

Where the picture shows up in give up

1. 1

   letting go of the effort

   He gave up after three tries.

   hi ɡeɪv ʌp ˈæftər θriː traɪz

   He stopped trying after three attempts.

   A hand hauling on a rope opens, and the rope runs out through the palm

2. 2

   letting go of a daily habit

   She gave up smoking last year.

   ʃi ɡeɪv ʌp ˈsmoʊkɪŋ læst jɪr

   She quit cigarettes last year.

   The packet that lived in her pocket is set on the desk and never picked up again

3. 3

   passing what you hold to someone else

   Please give up your seat for the elderly.

   pliːz ɡɪv ʌp jɔːr siːt fər ði ˈeldərli

   Please offer your seat to an older passenger.

   Someone stands, and the empty chair slides over toward the person beside them

   Here the thing leaves your side and arrives at someone else's.

4. 4

   letting go of the waiting

   We gave up waiting after an hour.

   wi ɡeɪv ʌp ˈweɪtɪŋ ˈæftər ən ˈaʊər

   After an hour we stopped waiting and left.

   People who had been staring at the door check the clock, pick up their bags and walk out

5. 5

   pushing the puzzle away

   I give up — just tell me the answer.

   aɪ ɡɪv ʌp dʒʌst tel miː ði ˈænsər

   I can't get it — just tell me.

   Both hands lift off the puzzle and shove it across the table to the other person