1. To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
2. To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
3. To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
4. To give up possession of; to yield; to resign.
5. To yield (oneself) to an influence, emotion, passion, etc.
6. To abandon (one's hand of cards) and recover half of the initial bet.
7. For a policyholder, to voluntarily terminate an insurance contract before the end of its term, usually with the expectation of receiving a surrender value.

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of be
2. (colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
3. present indicative of be; am, are, is.

1. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
2. To no degree.
3. Used to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.
4. Used before a noun phrase or pronominal phrase to denote an aversion to its presence or occurrence.
5. (informal) Used before a determiner phrase or a non-finite clause (especially a gerund-participial clause) to convey some attitude (such as surprise, criticism, or embarrassment) towards someone or something, without conveying negation.

1. Form of a (all article senses).
2. Form of a (all article senses).
3. Form of a (all article senses).
4. Form of a (all article senses).

1. One of a set of choices that can be made.
2. The freedom or right to choose.
3. A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile.
4. The acquiring or retention of a nationality through personal choice as a right, bypassing selective legal mechanisms for naturalization, especially in cases where a territory is transferred or passed on from one state to another.

1. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
2. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
3. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
4. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
5. (colloquial) Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
6. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
7. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
8. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
9. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
10. Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun
11. Used with an adjective
12. Used with an adjective
13. Used with an adjective

1. One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
2. A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
3. One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.

stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof