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surrender

/səˈɹɛndəɹ/

Meanings
noun
An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

Examples :

"The tired student saw the enormous pile of homework and felt a wave of surrender. "
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surrendered verb

/səˈrɛndərd/ /ʃəˈrɛndərd/

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

"Facing the overwhelming evidence, the defendant surrendered to the police. "

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surrendering verb

/səˈrɛndərɪŋ/ /ʃəˈrɛndərɪŋ/

To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.

"After hours of struggling, I ended up surrendering my homework assignment to the tutor for help. "

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policyholder noun

/ˈpɑləsiˌhoʊldər/ /ˈpɒləsiˌhoʊldər/

A person who holds an insurance policy, especially the person whose life is insured

"The policyholder receives a monthly statement from the insurance company outlining their coverage. "

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fortification noun

/ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.

"The school's fortification project involved adding high walls and security cameras to improve safety. "

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voluntarily adverb

/ˈvɒləntɹɪli/ /ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹɪli/

In a voluntary manner.

"She voluntarily stayed after school to help the teacher grade papers. "

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submission noun

/səbˈmɪʃən/ /ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən/

The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

"The student's submission of the homework assignment was late. "

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resulting verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/

To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

"The lack of sleep resulted in a poor performance on the math test. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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expectation noun

/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

"My expectation is that the school will have a good field trip next week. "

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abandonment noun

/əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t/

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.

"The child's abandonment by his parents left him feeling lost and alone. "

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resignation noun

/ɹɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/

The act of resigning.

"Her resignation from the company was announced yesterday. "

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possession noun

/pəˈzɛʃən/

Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "