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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Abandon(verb)
to cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject
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
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
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
Abandon
abandonment; relinquishment
Abandon(noun)
a complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease

Origin: [F. See Abandon.]

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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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'abandon' in Verbs Frequency: #440

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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

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia:
God doesn´t abandon us".
Dante Alighieri:
All hope abandon, ye who enter here
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy:
All hope abandon, ye who enter here!
Dante Alighieri:
Abandon all hope, you who enter here!
Confucius:
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

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Translations for abandon

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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
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