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- DictionaryA·ban·doned/əˈband(ə)nd/
adjective
- 1. having been deserted or cast off: "an abandoned car"
- 2. unrestrained; uninhibited: "a wild, abandoned dance"
3 days ago · forsaken or deserted. an abandoned building. an abandoned kitten. 2. unrestrained or uncontrolled; uninhibited. She danced with abandoned enthusiasm. 3. utterly lacking in moral restraints; shameless; wicked. an abandoned and dissolute ruler.
Definition of abandoned adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to leave someone or something somewhere, sometimes not returning to get them: They were forced to abandon the car. He was abandoned by his mother as a baby. abandon verb [T] (STOP DOING) to stop doing something before it is finished, or to stop following a plan, idea, etc: The match was abandoned because of rain. abandoned. adjective. abandonment.
Apr 22, 2024 · Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked. [First attested from 1350 to 1470] [1] No longer maintained by its former owners, residents. or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century] [1] Free from constraint; uninhibited. [Late 17th century] [1]
1. . discarded, rejected. 3. See immoral. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: abandoned /əˈbændənd/ adj. deserted: an abandoned windmill. forsaken: an abandoned child. unrestrained; uninhibited. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024. a•ban•don1 /əˈbændən/ v.
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.
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. This principle has now been effectively abandoned. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
