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παρατάω
to give up, to abandon /paraˈtao/
verbC1#3603 most common
Also: to quit, to leave someone, to drop (a habit or task)
Example sentences
Δεν παρατάω ποτέ.
I never give up.
Παράτα το παιχνίδι και έλα να φας.
Drop the game and come eat.
Παράτησε τη δουλειά του χωρίς να πει τίποτα.
He quit his job without saying anything.
Μην παρατάς την προσπάθειά σου μόλις δυσκολέψουν τα πράγματα.
Don't give up your effort as soon as things get hard.
Αν και δυσκολεύτηκε πολύ, δεν παράτησε ποτέ το όνειρό της να γίνει γιατρός.
Although she struggled a great deal, she never gave up her dream of becoming a doctor.
Παρά τις αντιξοότητες που αντιμετώπισε, ουδέποτε παράτησε τον αγώνα για δικαιοσύνη.
Despite the hardships he faced, he never gave up the struggle for justice.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | παρατάω / παρατώ | παράτησα | θα παρατήσω |
| 2sg | παρατάς | παράτησες | θα παρατήσεις |
| 3sg | παρατάει / παρατά | παράτησε | θα παρατήσει |
| 1pl | παρατάμε | παρατήσαμε | θα παρατήσουμε |
| 2pl | παρατάτε | παρατήσατε | θα παρατήσετε |
| 3pl | παρατάνε / παρατούν | παράτησαν | θα παρατήσουν |
Word family
παρατημένοςneglected, unkempt, abandoned-looking
παράταquit it, come off it (used as an exclamation)
εγκαταλείπωto abandon (more formal synonym)παράτησέ ταgive it all up (common set phrase)
Etymology
Modern Greek παρατάω (also spelled παρατώ) comes from ancient παρίημι, a compound of παρά, meaning beside or aside, and ἵημι, meaning to send or let go. The original sense of letting something go aside shifted into the modern meaning of abandoning or giving up on something. Today the verb is a common, informal part of everyday speech.
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