What's the Haitian Creole word for 'to give up'? "He was surrounded, so he gavehimself up." or "They gave up the search when it got dark." or "He gave up his seat to an old man." or "I gave up my faith years ago." or "OK, I give up, you

There are many ways you can say "to give up" in H. Creole.
to give up → sede, abandone, bay legen, bat ba, kite sa, lese tonbe

1. He was surrounded, so he gave himself up.
    Yo te sènen li donk li bay legen.
    bay legen, bat ba → to cede, to surrender, to yield

2. to give up something
     abandone bagay la
     kite bagay la tonbe

3. Give it up.
     Kite sa.
     Lese l tonbe.

4. He gave up his faith years ago.
    This one seems to say that he's abandoned his faith years ago.
    Li abandone relijyon li kèk ane pase.

5.  I give up. You win.
     more like .....I surrender
     M bay legen.  Se ou k genyen.

6.  He gave up his seat for an old man. 
     Li abandone plas li pou yon mesye pèsonaj.
     Li kite plas li bay yon mesye pèsonaj.
     Li sede plas li bay yon mesye pèsonaj.

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I give up. (in Creole)

To give up → bay legen, lese tonbe


I give up.
Mwen bay legen.
Mwen lese sa tonbe.


Links:
Never give up
Don't give on me
It's time to let go

It's time to let go.

Let go → lache, lage, kite ale, kite tonbe

It's time to let go.
Li lè pou lache kè w.
Li lè pou kite sa tonbe.

It's time to let go of her.
Li lè pou kite l ale.

I can't let go of him yet.
Mwen poko ka kite l ale.

Let go of me.
Lage m.

Let go of the door.
Lage pòt la.

Don't let go of his hand.
Pa lage men li.

Don't let go. (don't give up)
Pa lage.

Don't give up on me.

Don't give up on me.
Pa lage m.
or
Pa abandone m.

Never give up

Never give up. → Pa janm lage.
Don't give up. → Pa lage.
Always hang in there. → Toujou kenbe la.
Hang in there. → Kenbe la.