abandon

[US]/əˈbændən/
[UK]/əˈbændən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. to leave, desert, or give up (often without regard to responsibilities or obligations)
n. the act of allowing oneself to indulge in something without restraint

Phrases & Collocations

abandon ship

abandon hope

abandon all plans

with abandon

Example Sentences

abandon a friend in trouble.

Do not abandon yourself to despair.

Abandon ship. Into the longboat.

abandoning herself to moony fantasies.

a home for orphan and abandoned boys.

an abandoned jeep stood in the street.

a wild, abandoned dance.

hulks of abandoned machinery.

it was abandoned long ago.

The project was abandoned for want of funds.

They abandon themselves to drinking.

abandoned the boat in the shallows.

They abandoned the game because of rain.

He abandoned himself to despair.

an abandoned young woman

They abandoned the project midstream.

We will never abandon our principles.

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