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1. (v.t.) abandon
to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert:
to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
2. abandon
to give up; discontinue; withdraw from:
to abandon a project; to abandon hope.
3. abandon
to give up the control of:
to abandon a city to an enemy army.
4. abandon
to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation, as to emotions or natural impulses:
to abandon oneself to grief.
5. abandon
to relinquish (insured property) in case of partial loss, so that the insured can claim a total loss.
6. abandon
Obs. to banish.
7. (n.) abandon
a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from constraint:
to dance with reckless abandon.
Etymology: (1815–25; < F)
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1. (noun) abandon, wantonness, unconstraint
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
2. (verb) wildness, abandon
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
"the wildness of his anger"
3. (verb) abandon
forsake, leave behind
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
4. (verb) abandon, give up
give up with the intent of never claiming again
"Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
5. (verb) vacate, empty, abandon
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
6. (verb) abandon, give up
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
7. (verb) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
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1. (verb) abandon
to leave sb or sth
She abandoned her family.; families abandoning their homes
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1. (noun) Abandon
a complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease
2. Abandon
abandonment; relinquishment
3. (verb) Abandon
to cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject
4. (verb) Abandon
to give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender
5. (verb) Abandon
reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense
6. (verb) Abandon
to relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against
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Sense: to leave, not intending to return to
They abandoned the stolen car.
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 Afrikaans: agterlaat |
 Arabic: يَتْرُك،يَهْجُر |
 Bulgarian: изоставям |
 Brazilian: abandonar |
 Czech: opustit, zanechat |
 German: zurücklassen |
 Danish: efterlade |
 Greek: εγκαταλείπω |
 Spanish: abandonar, dejar |
 Estonian: maha jätma |
 Farsi: قید چیزی را زدن |
 Finnish: hylätä |
 French: abandonner |
 Hebrew: לִנטוֹש |
 Hindi: छोड़ देना |
 Croatian: ostaviti, napustiti |
 Hungarian: elhagy |
 Indonesian: meninggalkan |
 Icelandic: yfirgefa |
 Italian: abbandonare |
 Japanese: 捨てる |
 Korean: (사람·집 ·지위 등을) 버리다, 유기하다 |
 Lithuanian: palikti, pamesti |
 Latvian: pamest; atstāt |
 Malay: meninggalkan |
 Dutch: verlaten |
 Norwegian: gå fra |
 Polish: porzucać |
 Persian: قید چیزی را زدن |
 Pashto: د يو شي قيد پورته كول |
 Portuguese: abandonar |
 Romanian: a abandona, a părăsi |
 Russian: покидать |
 Slovak: opustiť, zanechať, zriecť |
 Slovenian: zapustiti |
 Serbian: napustiti |
 Swedish: överge |
 Thai: ทิ้ง |
 Turkish: terketmek, bırakmak |
 Taiwanese: 拋棄 |
 Ukrainian: кидати, залишати |
 Urdu: چھوڑ دینا |
 Vietnamese: từ bỏ |
 Chinese: 抛弃 |
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