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The meaning of ABANDONED is left without needed protection, care, or support. How to use abandoned in a sentence.
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.
left in a particular place or condition, usually forever: An abandoned baby was found in a box on the hospital steps. The world is full of abandoned mines. People feel abandoned by the government. See. abandon. Fewer examples. The number of abandoned pets brought to the shelter has doubled.
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to leave a place, thing, or person, usually forever: 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.
verb (used with object) to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: The crew finally abandoned the sinking ship and boarded a lifeboat. He abandoned his wife and children, leaving them in poverty. Antonyms: keep. to give up; withdraw from; discontinue: She had to abandon the research project when the grant money dried up.
verb. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims. “He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage” synonyms: give up. ease up, give, give way, move over, yield. move in order to make room for someone for something. break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way. break down, literally or metaphorically. noun.
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. She abandoned hope of any reconciliation. We had to abandon any further attempt at negotiation. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
