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a·ban·don

(ə-băn′dən)

tr.v.a·ban·doned,a·ban·don·ing,a·ban·dons

1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:abandon a friend in trouble.

2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:abandoned the ship.

3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely:abandon a belief. See Synonyms at relinquish.

4. To cease trying to continue; desist from:abandoned the search for the missing hiker.

5. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.

Great enthusiasm or lack of restraint:skied with abandon.

[Middle Englishabandounen, from Old Frenchabandoner, froma bandon,at one's own discretion, without restraint :a,at (from Latinad; see ad-) +bandon,control; seebhā- inIndo-European roots.]

a·ban′don·er n.

a·ban′don·ment n.

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abandon

(əˈbændən)

vb (tr)

1.to forsake completely; desert; leave behind:to abandon a baby;drivers had to abandon their cars.

2. (Nautical Terms)abandon shipthe order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats

3.to give up completely:to abandon a habit;to abandon hope.

4.to yield control of or concern in; relinquish:to abandon office.

5.to give up (something begun) before completion:to abandon a job;the game was abandoned.

6.to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint

7. (Insurance) to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) to the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be made

freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry:she danced with abandon.

[C14:abandounen (vb), from Old French, froma bandon under one's control, in one's power, froma at, to +bandon control, power]

aˈbandonmentn

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a•ban•don¹

(əˈbæn dən)

v.t.

1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.

2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a project; to abandon hope.

3. to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army.

4. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation, as to emotions or natural impulses: to abandon oneself to grief.

5. to relinquish (insured property) in case of partial loss, so that the insured can claim a total loss.

6.Obs. to banish.

[1325–75; Middle Englishabando(u)nen < Middle Frenchabandoner for Old French (mettre)a bandon (put) under (someone's) jurisdiction =a at, to (< Latinad; seead-) +bandon < Germanic*band; seebond¹]

a•ban′don•er,n.

a•ban′don•ment,n.

a•ban•don²

(əˈbæn dən)

n.

a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from constraint: to dance with reckless abandon.

[1815–25; < French]

abandon

Past participle:abandoned
Gerund:abandoning

Imperative
abandon
abandon

Present
I abandon
you abandon
he/she/it abandons
we abandon
you abandon
they abandon

Preterite
I abandoned
you abandoned
he/she/it abandoned
we abandoned
you abandoned
they abandoned

Present Continuous
I am abandoning
you are abandoning
he/she/it is abandoning
we are abandoning
you are abandoning
they are abandoning

Present Perfect
I have abandoned
you have abandoned
he/she/it has abandoned
we have abandoned
you have abandoned
they have abandoned

Past Continuous
I was abandoning
you were abandoning
he/she/it was abandoning
we were abandoning
you were abandoning
they were abandoning

Past Perfect
I had abandoned
you had abandoned
he/she/it had abandoned
we had abandoned
you had abandoned
they had abandoned

Future
I will abandon
you will abandon
he/she/it will abandon
we will abandon
you will abandon
they will abandon

Future Perfect
I will have abandoned
you will have abandoned
he/she/it will have abandoned
we will have abandoned
you will have abandoned
they will have abandoned

Future Continuous
I will be abandoning
you will be abandoning
he/she/it will be abandoning
we will be abandoning
you will be abandoning
they will be abandoning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abandoning
you have been abandoning
he/she/it has been abandoning
we have been abandoning
you have been abandoning
they have been abandoning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abandoning
you will have been abandoning
he/she/it will have been abandoning
we will have been abandoning
you will have been abandoning
they will have been abandoning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abandoning
you had been abandoning
he/she/it had been abandoning
we had been abandoning
you had been abandoning
they had been abandoning

Conditional
I would abandon
you would abandon
he/she/it would abandon
we would abandon
you would abandon
they would abandon

Past Conditional
I would have abandoned
you would have abandoned
he/she/it would have abandoned
we would have abandoned
you would have abandoned
they would have abandoned

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Noun	1.	abandon - the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" unconstraint,wantonness unrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint
	2.	abandon - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" wildness passion,passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion
Verb	1.	abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" chuck out,discard,cast aside,cast away,throw away,toss away,toss out,put away,throw out,cast out,dispose,fling,toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" chuck,ditch - throw away; "Chuck these old notes" dispense with - forgo or do or go without forfeit,give up,throw overboard,waive,forgo,forego - lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property" consign - commit forever; commit irrevocably
	2.	abandon - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "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" give up foreswear,relinquish,renounce,quit - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
	3.	abandon - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" vacate,empty go forth,leave,go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	4.	abandon - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations" give up ease up,give way,move over,yield,give - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" cave in,collapse,fall in,give way,founder,give,break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
	5.	abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" desert,desolate,forsake leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned" walk out - leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children" ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover" maroon,strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

abandon

verb

1.leave,strand,ditch,leave behind,walk out on,forsake,jilt,run out on,throw over,turn your back on,desert,dump,leave high and dry,leave in the lurchHe claimed that his parents had abandoned him.

2.stop,drop,give up,halt,cease,cut out,pack in(Brit. informal),discontinue,leave off,desist fromThe authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
stopcontinue

3.give up,resign from,yield,surrender,relinquish,renounce,waive,cede,forgo,abdicateefforts to persuade him to abandon his claim to the presidency
give uptake,keep,hold,claim

4.evacuate (takesship as object)quit,withdraw from,vacate,depart fromThe crew prepared to abandon ship.
evacuatemaintain,defend,uphold

noun

1.recklessness,dash,wildness,wantonness,unrestraint,careless freedomHe has splashed money around with gay abandon.
recklessnesscontrol,restraint,moderation

abandon yourself to somethingindulge in,give way to,yield to,wallow in,give free rein to,lose yourself in,give yourself up toWe are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings.

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abandon

verb

1.To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again:

desert,forsake,leave,quit,throw over.

Idioms:run out on,walk out on.

2.To give up a possession, claim, or right:

abdicate,cede,demit,forswear,hand over,quitclaim,relinquish,render,renounce,resign,surrender,waive,yield.

3.To let (something) go:

cede,forgo,lay down,relinquish,surrender,yield.

4.To cease trying to accomplish or continue:

break off,desist,discontinue,give up,leave off,quit,relinquish,remit,stop.

Informal:swear off.

Slang:lay off.

Idioms:call it a day,call it quits, hang up one's fiddle,have done with,throw in the towel.

5.To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse:

give over,give up,surrender.

noun

1.A complete surrender of inhibitions:

abandonment,incontinence,unrestraint,wantonness,wildness.

2.A careless, often reckless disregard for consequences:

carelessness,heedlessness,thoughtlessness.

Translations

يَتْرُك،يَهْجُريَسْتَسْلِم لِيَهْجُرُ

zanechatoddat seopustitpropadnout

efterladehengivekaste sig ud iopgive

abandonnierenabkommen aussetzen überlassen verlassen

εγκαταλείπω παρατώ

abandonar dejar suspender

hylätä

abandonner délaisser égarer livrer quitter

napustiti

gefa sig á valdyfirgefa

abbandonare abbandono lasciare rinunciare

見捨てる

포기하다

atsisakymasneturintis gėdospalikimaspaliktaspalikti

atstātļautiespamest

in de steek laten overgave verlaten

abandonereforlate gå fra hengi kaste seg ut i

porzucić

abandonar

бросить оставлять

zapustiti

överge

ละทิ้ง

bırakmakkendini bırakmakterk etmekterketmek

từ bỏ

抛弃放任放弃沉溺陷入

abandon

[əˈbændən]

A.VT

1. (=desert) [+car, family] →abandonar,dejar
to abandon sb to his fate →abandonar a algn a susuerte
abandon ship! →¡evacuar elbarco!

2. (=give up) [+plan, attempt] →renunciar a; [+game] →anular
the game was abandoned after 20 minutes' play →después de 20minutos dejuego seanuló elpartido
abandon all hope ye who →abandonad todaesperanza aquellos que ...
to abandon o.s. to sth →entregarseorabandonarse a algo

B.Nto dance with wild abandon →bailar desenfrenadamente
see alsogayA3

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

abandon

[əˈbændən]

[+person, family] →abandonner

[+car] →abandonner

[+studies, search, activity] →abandonner

[+idea, policy, strategy] →laisser tomber

to abandon ship →évacuer lenavire

to abandon o.s. to sth →selaisser aller à qch

n →abandonm
with abandon →avecdésinvolture

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

abandon

(= leave, forsake) →verlassen;woman →verlassen,sitzen lassen;baby →aussetzen;car →(einfach)stehen lassen;theyabandoned the city to the enemy →sieflohen undüberließen demFeind dieStadt;toabandon ship →dasSchiff verlassen

(= give up)project, hope, attempt →aufgeben;toabandon play →dasSpiel abbrechen

(fig)toabandon oneself to something →sicheiner Sache(dat) →hingeben

n no pl →Hingabef, →Selbstvergessenheitf;withabandon →mitganzer Seele, mitLeib undSeele

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

abandon

[əˈbændən]

1.vt

a. (desert) →abbandonare
to abandon ship →abbandonare lanave

b. (give up, plan, hope, game) →abbandonare,rinunciare a
to abandon o.s. to sth →abbandonarsi a qc,lasciarsi andare a qc

2.n →abbandono
with gay abandon →sfrenatamente,spensieratamente

abandon

(əˈbӕndən) verb

1. to leave, not intending to return to.They abandoned the stolen car. agterlaat يَتْرُك،يَهْجُر изоставям abandonar opustit, zanechatzurücklassen efterladeεγκαταλείπωabandonar,dejar maha jätma قید چیزی را زدن hylätäabandonner לִנטוֹש छोड़ देना ostaviti, napustiti elhagy meninggalkan yfirgefaabbandonare 捨てる (사람·집 ·지위 등을) 버리다, 유기하다 palikti, pamesti pamest; atstāt meninggalkanverlatengå fra porzucać د يو شي قيد پورته كول abandonar a abandona, a părăsiпокидать opustiť, zanechať, zriecť sa zapustiti napustiti överge ทิ้ง terketmek,bırakmak 拋棄 кидати, залишати چھوڑ دینا từ bỏ抛弃

2. to give (oneself) completely to.He abandoned himself to despair. oorgee يَسْتَسْلِم لِ отдавам се entregar-se oddat se, propadnout sich hingeben hengive; kaste sig ud iαφήνομαιabandonarse,entregarse (end millegi) meelevalda andma خود را تسلیم چیزی کردن luopuas'abandonner לְהִתמַכֵּר छोड़ देना prepustiti se átadja magát vminek menyerah gefa sig á valdabbandonarsi ～に身を任せる ...에 빠지다, 자포자기하다 pulti į ļauties membiarkanzich overgeven,overlatenhengi,kaste seg ut i poddawać się خپل ځان يو شي ته سپارلentregar-se a se abandonaпредаваться oddať sa, prepadnúť (čomu) prepustiti se prepustiti överlämna (hänge) sig åt ปล่อยตามอารมณ์ kendini bırakmak 完全陷入 віддаватися حوالے کر دینا buông thả 放任，陷入

aˈbandoned adjective

1. shameless.an abandoned young woman. losbandig خَلِيع، مُتَهَتِّك безсрамница desavergonhado nestoudný, nemravnýhemmungslos løsagtig; skamløsξετσίπωτος,ξεδιάντροποςinmoral,desvergonzado häbitu بی حیا jätettydévergondéמופקר लंपट razvratan szégyentelen tak tahu malu ofurseldur (gjörspilltur)dissoluto 恥知らずの 파렴치한, 뻔뻔한 neturintis gėdos, pasileidęs izlaidīgs; paklīdis ditinggalkanlosbandigløsaktig,umoralsk zdeprawowany بي حياdesavergonhado neruşinatраспутный nemravný, nehanebný razuzdan raskalašan otyglad, utsvävande ซึ่งไม่อับอายarsız, utanmaz 不知羞恥的 розпусний, розбещений بے شرم trơ tráo无耻的

2. having been left without any intention of returning to or reclaiming.The police found the abandoned car. gelate مَهْجور، مَتْروك изоставен abandonado opuštěnýverlassen efterladt; forladtεγκαταλειμμένοςabandonado mahajäetud رها شده hylättyabandonnéנטוש परित्यक्त napušten elhagyott ditinggalkan yfirgefinnabbandonato 捨てられた 버려진 paliktas, pamestas pamests; atstāts ditinggalkanverlatenforlattporzucony پريښودلي، پاتي شويabandonado părăsit, abandonat брошенный opustený zapuščen napušten övergiven ซึ่งถูกทิ้ง terkedilmiş 被丟棄的 залишений, покинутий بے آسرا bỏ rơi被丢弃的

aˈbandonment noun

Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan. opgee تَرْك оттегляне abandono opuštění, odstoupení die Aufgabe opgivelseεγκατάλειψηabandono hülgamine توقف hylkääminenabandonנטישה परित्याग napuštanje feladás batal fráhvarf, það að hætta viðabbandono 放棄 포기 palikimas, atsisakymas pamešana; atsacīšanās penghentianhet opgevenoppgivelse,det å gi opp porzucenie,rezygnacja دريدنه، پريښودنه abandono abandon, părăsireоставление zrieknutie sa (čoho) opustitev napuštanje övergivande การละทิ้ง vazgeçme,terk, yarım bırakma 放棄 занедбаність; залишення ترک کر دینے کا عمل từ bỏ放弃

abandon

→يَهْجُرُ zanechat opgiveverlassenεγκαταλείπωabandonar hylätäabandonner napustitiabbandonare 見捨てる 포기하다in de steek latenforlateporzucićabandonarоставлять överge ละทิ้งterk etmek từ bỏ放弃

abandon

v. abandonar, dejar; desamparar.

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He despises that feeling in me, but he knows that I won'tabandon my child, that I can'tabandon my child, that there could be no life for me without my child, even with him whom I love; but that if Iabandoned my child and ran away from him, I should be acting like the most infamous, basest of women.

She felt that the position in the world that she enjoyed, and that had seemed to her of so little consequence in the morning, that this position was precious to her, that she would not have the strength to exchange it for the shameful position of a woman who hasabandoned husband and child to join her lover; that however much she might struggle, she could not be stronger than herself.

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Jones likewise, with his friend Partridge, set forward the moment he had paid his reckoning, in quest of his lovely Sophia, whom he now resolved never more toabandon the pursuit of.

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