What does abandon mean?
Definitions for abandon
əˈbæn dənaban·don
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word abandon.
Princeton's WordNet
abandon, wantonness, unconstraint(noun)
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
wildness, abandon(verb)
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
"the wildness of his anger"
abandon(verb)
forsake, leave behind
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
abandon, give up(verb)
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"
vacate, empty, abandon(verb)
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
abandon, give up(verb)
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"
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert(verb)
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
Webster Dictionary
Abandon(verb)
to cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject
Etymology: [F. See Abandon.]
Abandon(verb)
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
Etymology: [F. See Abandon.]
Abandon(verb)
reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense
Etymology: [F. See Abandon.]
Abandon(verb)
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
Etymology: [F. See Abandon.]
Abandon
abandonment; relinquishment
Etymology: [F. See Abandon.]
Abandon(noun)
a complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease
Etymology: [F. See Abandon.]
Freebase
Abandon
Abandon is the sixteenth studio album by Deep Purple released in the Spring of 1998. It was Deep Purple's second album with Steve Morse on guitar and the last one with founding member Jon Lord. The album was followed by a successful 1998/1999 world tour which brought Deep Purple to Australia for the first time in 15 years. In 1999 a live album and DVD Total Abandon: Australia '99 recorded in Melbourne on 20 April 1999 was released. The album title is actually a pun from Ian Gillan – "A Band On" – and the album was followed by the "A Band On Tour". Uniquely for a Deep Purple studio album, it features a reworking of a previously recorded song -"Bloodsucker" from Deep Purple in Rock. "Don't Make Me Happy" was mistakenly mastered in mono, and not amended on the final release. One of the two versions of the song released on single was, however, mastered in stereo.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Abandon
a-ban′dun, v.t. to give up: to desert: to yield (one's self) without restraint (with to).—v.t. Aband′ (Spens.), to abandon.—n. Aban′don (n to be nasalised), freedom from conventional restraints: careless freedom of manners.—adj. Aban′doned, given up, as to a vice: profligate: completely deserted: very wicked.—adv. Aban′donedly.—n. Aban′donment, act of abandoning: state of being given up: enthusiastic surrender of self to a cause: (law) the renunciation of a claim. [O. Fr. bandon, from the Teut. root ban, proclamation, came to mean decree, authorisation, permission; hence à bandon—at will or discretion, abandonner, to give up to the will or disposal of some one. See Ban, Banns.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
abandon
In a military sense, used in the relinquishment of a military post, district, or station, or the breaking up of a military establishment. To abandon any fort, post, guard, arms, ammunition, or colors without good cause is punishable.
Editors Contribution
ABANDON
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. We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.
Submitted by rinat on January 11, 2021
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British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'abandon' in Verbs Frequency: #440
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abandon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abandon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of abandon in a Sentence
All hope abandon, ye who enter here!
Through me you pass into the city of woeThrough me you pass into eternal painThrough me among the people lost for aye.Justice the founder of my fabric movedTo rear me was the task of power divine,Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.Before me things create were none, save thingsEternal, and eternal I shall endure.All hope abandon, ye who enter here.
The onus is falling, perhaps inevitably on the actions of governments to abandon budget surpluses and reinvigorate the demand side of the economy.
In a state of panic, people could abandon or kill their pets, other people could stigmatize people who have dogs. Dog owners could face unreasonable problems when simply walking their pets outdoors, or neighbors could create trouble for no reason.
[W]hile we may disagree with certain decisions at times, we do not believe it would be in the best interests of our users to simply abandon markets, which would leave consumers with fewer choices and fewer privacy protections.
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- يترك, انصرف, ينصرف, تَرَكَ, تخلىArabic
- пакідаць, пакінуцьBelarusian
- напускам, отказвам се от, изоставямBulgarian
- পরিত্যাগ করা, ক্ষান্তি দেওয়া, ছেড়ে দেওয়া, ছেড়ে চলে যাওয়াBengali
- deixar, abandonarCatalan, Valencian
- opustit, vzdát se, vzdávat seCzech
- gadaelWelsh
- forlade, udstøde, opgive, forvise, efterlade, løssluppenhedDanish
- aufgeben, aussetzen, zurücklassen, verlassen, Hingabe, Selbstvergessenheit, UngezwungenheitGerman
- παρατώ, εγκαταλείπω, απαρνούμαι, αποκηρύσσω, αφήνω, εγκατάλειψηGreek
- forlasi, postlasi, elpeli, senĝenecoEsperanto
- abandonar, suspender, renunciar, expulsar, desenfrenoSpanish
- دست کشیدن, ترک کردن, رها کردن, به حال خود رها کردن, بیخیالی, بیقیدیPersian
- hylätä, luovuttaa, jättää heitteille, antaa periksi, ajaa pois, luopua, riehakkuus, huolettomuusFinnish
- biu-taFijian
- abandonnerFrench
- lig ó, fág, tabhair suas, tréig, díbir, caith amachIrish
- fàg, thoir suas, trèig, thoir thairis, dìobairScottish Gaelic
- त्याग देना, छोड़ देना, परित्यागना, त्यागना, परित्यागHindi
- abandoneHaitian Creole
- լքելArmenian
- abandonar, relinquer, deserer, renunciarInterlingua
- við, yfirgefa, hættaIcelandic
- bandire, abbandonare, abbandonoItalian
- 捨てる, 見捨てる, 明け渡す, 放置する, 放棄する, 断念, 止めるJapanese
- қалдыру, тастауKazakh
- ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿKannada
- 방치하다, 포기하다, 단념하다, 버리다, 체관하다, 염단하다, 절념하다, 기치하다Korean
- dest jê ber dan, dev jê berdanKurdish
- relinquōLatin
- ປະຖິ້ມ, ເຊົາLao
- whakamahueMāori
- परित्याग करणे, सोडून देणे, त्यागणेMarathi
- verwerpen, afzien, terugnemen, opgeven, in de steek laten, prijsgeven, begeven, achterlaten, verlaten, afwijzen, afstand doen, verbannen, verzaken, ongedwongenheidDutch
- skrinlegge, avskrive, oppgi, forvise, forlate, overgivenhet, løssluppenhetNorwegian
- wyrzec się, opuszczać, porzucać, opuścić, wyganiać, wygonić, porzucićPolish
- abandonar, expulsar, largar mão, renunciar, desistir, abandonoPortuguese
- abandona, lepăda, părăsi, renunțaRomanian
- покидать, бросать, оставить, оставлять, бросить, покинуть, отказыватьсяRussian
- opúšťať, vzdávať sa, opustiť, vzdať saSlovak
- zapustiti, opustitiSlovene
- braktisAlbanian
- gå ifrån, förvisa, ge upp, frångå, lämna, överlämna, överge, avstå från, frigjordhet, hämningslöshet, nonchalans, otvungenhetSwedish
- கைவிடுதல்Tamil
- వదిలివేయు, వదిలివెళ్ళు, వదులుకొను, పరిత్యజించినTelugu
- kovmak, terk etmek, bırakmakTurkish
- покидати, покинути, відмовитисяUkrainian
- چھوڑ دوUrdu
- bỏ, từ bỏ, bỏ rơi, xua đuổi, bộm, ruồng bỏVietnamese
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