English dictionary
abandon
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
noun
- a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
verb
- stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
verb
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
verb
- leave behind empty; move out of
verb
- give up with the intent of never claiming again
verb
- forsake, leave behind
Example sentences
she danced with abandon
the wildness of his anger
He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations
The mother deserted her children
You must vacate your office by tonight
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
We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot