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  1. 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. abandon ship. soldiers forced to abandon their position. 3. : to withdraw protection, support, or help from.

  2. Synonyms for ABANDON: indulge, surrender, yield, give up, deliver, overdo, revel, bask; Antonyms of ABANDON: deny, forego, refrain (from), forgo, restrain, check, eschew, inhibit.

  3. Abandon means to give up or discontinue any further interest in something because of discouragement, weariness, distaste, or the like: to abandon one's efforts. Relinquish implies being or feeling compelled to give up something one would prefer to keep: to relinquish a long-cherished desire.

  4. ABANDON definition: 1. to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever: 2. to stop doing an activity before you…. Learn more.

  5. To abandon something is to give it up completely. If you’re in a cabin and a forest fire approaches, you’d better get in your car and abandon your cabin, or else be prepared to abandon your life.

  6. 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.

  7. 2 days ago · abandon means to give up or discontinue any further interest in something because of discouragement, weariness, distaste, or the like: to abandon one's efforts. relinquish implies being or feeling compelled to give up something one would prefer to keep: to relinquish a long-cherished desire. renounce implies making (and perhaps formally stating ...

  8. 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.

  9. abandon. verb. /əˈbændən/ Verb Forms. abandon somebody to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for, with no intention of returning The baby had been abandoned by its mother. People often simply abandon their pets when they go on vacation. Want to learn more?

  10. 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.

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