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to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever: We had to abandon the car. By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned. As a baby he was abandoned by his mother. abandon ship We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship. Fewer examples.
- English (US)
ABANDON meaning: 1. to leave a place, thing, or person,...
- Znaczenie Abandon, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ABANDON definicja: 1. to leave a place, thing, or person,...
- Abandon: Polish Translation
ABANDON translate: porzucać, zaniechać, zarzucać, rezygnować...
- Abandon: Catalan Translation
abandon translate: abandonar, abandonar, renunciar a. Learn...
- Abandon: German Translation
ABANDON translate: zurücklassen, abbrechen, sich hingeben....
- Abandon: Korean Translation
ABANDON translate: 버리다, 그만두다, 단념하다. Learn more in the...
- Abandon: Thai Translation
ABANDON translate: ทิ้ง, ยกเลิกหรือเลิกทำ...
- Abandon: Arabic Translation
ABANDON translate: يَتْرُك, يُوقِف. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
- to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning. abandon somebody The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
- to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay synonym leave. abandon something Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
- abandon something to stop doing something, especially before it is finished; to stop having something. They abandoned the match because of rain. The plans for reform were quietly abandoned.
- to stop supporting or helping somebody; to stop believing in something. abandon somebody The country abandoned its political leaders after the war. abandon something By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles.
verb. aban· don ə-ˈban-dən. abandoned; abandoning; abandons. Synonyms of abandon. transitive verb. 1. a. : to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent. b. : to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in. abandon property. 2. : to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment.
noun. How to Use abandon in a Sentence. abandon. 1 of 2 verb. Definition of abandon. Synonyms for abandon. They abandoned the car on a back road. That house was abandoned years ago. She abandoned the party not long after the election. The officer refused to abandon his post. The approaching fire forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.
abandon yourself to something (literary) to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else He abandoned himself to despair. Definition of abandon verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. [...] 2. If you abandon an activity or piece of work, you stop doing it before it is finished. [...] 3. If you abandon an idea or way of thinking, you stop having that idea or thinking in that way.
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verb transitive. 1. to give up (something) completely or forever. to abandon all hope. 2. to leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert. 3. to yield (oneself) completely, as to a feeling, desire, etc. noun.
