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- pronunciation:
baen
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
abandons, abandoning, abandoned |
| definition 1: |
If you abandon something that you have, you go away from it without any plan to return to get it. If someone abandons an animal or another person, they leave them and don't plan to ever come back.
They abandoned the old car on the side of the road.Someone abandoned these kittens in front of the church.- antonyms:
- keep, retain
- similar words:
- drop, leave
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| definition 2: |
When people abandon a place, they leave it because they have to. They are forced to give it up and go somewhere else.
The army abandoned the fort.Because their crops couldn't grow, they had to abandon their farm.- similar words:
- give up, surrender
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| definition 3: |
If you abandon a goal, a dream, or an activity, you give it up. You stop doing it or trying to achieve it.
He abandoned his dream of being an actor.She abandoned her chores and went fishing.- synonyms:
- give up
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| related words: |
escape, neglect, quit, scrap |
| derivation: |
abandonment (n.) |
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