abandon
is on the Academic Word List.
Pronunciation
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- (
transitive
) If you
abandon
something, you go away from it with no plan to return.
- Many teens
abandon
all chances of a successful future when they drop out of school.
- After much thought, they
abandoned
the idea as being too difficult.
- The government
abandons
after-school programs when money is tight.
- (
transitive
) If you
abandon
something, you give up control of it.
- They danced wildly down the street,
abandoning
themselves to the night and the moon.
- The woodcutter and his wife considered
abandoning
Hansel and Gretel in the forest.
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- (
uncountable
)
Abandon
is a state where you do not control yourself.
- In these games, kids shoot and blow each other up with reckless
abandon
.
- The man dove into the pool with reckless
abandon
.
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