renoncer

/ʁə.nɔ̃.se/

to give up

Il a renoncé à son rêve d'enfance.

He gave up on his childhood dream.

general

To abandon or give up something, typically a goal, right, or claim.

Elle a renoncé à son poste pour voyager.

She gave up her job to travel.

Il a renoncé à ses droits de succession.

He waived his inheritance rights.

Often used with 'à' to specify what is being given up.

Collocations

renoncer àto give up onrenoncer à ses droitsto waive one's rights

Use 'renoncer à' to specify what you are giving up, e.g., 'renoncer à ses droits' (to waive one's rights).

From Old French 'renoncier', from Latin 'renuntiare' (to announce, renounce).

Commonly used in formal and informal contexts. Often followed by 'à' to specify the object of renunciation.

re-

again

prefix

noncer

to announce

root

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