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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"
Abandoned definition: forsaken or deserted. See examples of ABANDONED used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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. More examples.
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.
abandoned. adjective. /əˈbændənd/. /əˈbændənd/. left and no longer wanted, used or needed. an abandoned car/house. The child was found abandoned but unharmed. There was an abandoned supermarket trolley in the middle of the road. Extra Examples.
/əˈbænd (ə)nd/ /əˈbændənd/ IPA guide. Other forms: abandonedly. There's nothing spookier than an abandoned house that's still full of dusty, decaying furniture. When something is abandoned, it's been cast off or deserted. The adjective abandoned describes something that's been given up or discarded.
