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Definitions of abandon. verb. forsake; leave behind. “We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot” see more. verb. give up with the intent of never claiming again. “ Abandon your life to God” synonyms: give up. see more. verb. leave behind empty; move out of. synonyms: empty, vacate. see more. verb.
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 Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for ABANDON: indulge, surrender, yield, give up, deliver, overdo, revel, bask; Antonyms of ABANDON: deny, forego, refrain (from), forgo, restrain, check, eschew, inhibit.
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.
May 6, 2024 · abandon ( countable and uncountable, plural abandons) A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] [1] [3] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.) with gay abandon, with wild abandon.
without thinking about the results or effects of a particular action. See abandon in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: abandon. Definition of abandon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to forsake completely; desert; leave behind: to abandon a baby; drivers had to abandon their cars. 2. (Nautical Terms) abandon ship the order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats. 3. to give up completely: to abandon a habit; to abandon hope.
