 abandon |
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| 1. | [ verb ] forsake, leave behind | |
| Examples: | "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" |
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| Related terms: | discard forfeit consign chuck dispense_with abandonment | |
| 2. | [ verb ] give up with the intent of never claiming again | |
| Synonyms: | give_up | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | foreswear abandonment | |
| 3. | [ verb ] leave behind empty; move out of | |
| Synonyms: | empty vacate | |
| Examples: | "You must vacate your office by tonight" |
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| Related terms: | leave | |
| 4. | [ verb ] stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc. | |
| Synonyms: | give_up give | |
| Examples: | "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage" "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" |
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| Related terms: | collapse move_over | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry | |
| Synonyms: | unconstraint wantonness | |
| Examples: | "she danced with abandon" |
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| Related terms: | unrestraint | |
| 6. | [ verb ] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | |
| Synonyms: | desert forsake lurch desolate | |
| Examples: | "The mother deserted her children" |
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| Related terms: | leave maroon ditch walk_out expose desertion forlornness forsaking | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | |
| Synonyms: | wildness | |
| Examples: | "the wildness of his anger" |
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| Related terms: | passion | |
| Similar spelling: |
abandoned abounding abound_in abound abeyant abundant abundance |
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