abandon (verb)

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• abandon — ► VERB 1) desert or leave permanently. 2) give up (an action or practice) completely. 3) (abandon oneself to) indulge in (a desire or impulse) without restraint. ► NOUN ▪ complete lack of inhibition or restraint. DERIVATIVES abandonme …   English terms dictionary

• abandon — aban·don vt 1: to give up with the intent of never again asserting or claiming an interest in (a right or property) 2: to disassociate oneself from or forsake in spite of a duty or responsibility to abandon one s child 3: to renounce one s… …   Law dictionary

• abandon — verb 1 leave sb/sth ADVERB ▪ hastily ▪ The town had been hastily abandoned. PHRASES ▪ abandon sb to their fate ▪ be left abandoned …   Collocations dictionary

• Abandon — A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction, bannire to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• abandon — verb 1》 give up (an action or practice) completely. 2》 desert or leave permanently. 3》 (abandon oneself to) indulge in (a desire or impulse) without restraint.     ↘[as adjective abandoned] unrestrained; uninhibited: a wild, abandoned dance. noun …   English new terms dictionary

• abandon — [[t]əbæ̱ndən[/t]] ♦♦♦ abandons, abandoning, abandoned 1) VERB If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. [V n] He claimed that his parents… …   English dictionary

• abandon — To elect not to exercise an option contract. The holder of a long option position has the right to exercise or abandon an option contract. Same as expire . Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary The choice made by the holder of an option to allow… …   Financial and business terms

• abandon — a|ban|don1 [ ə bændən ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 leave someone ▸ 2 leave a place ▸ 3 leave something somewhere ▸ 4 stop doing/planning something ▸ 5 stop supporting an idea ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to leave someone when you should stay with them and take… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• abandon — I UK [əˈbændən] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abandon : present tense I/you/we/they abandon he/she/it abandons present participle abandoning past tense abandoned past participle abandoned ** 1) a) to leave someone when you should stay with… …   English dictionary

• abandon — I. /əˈbændən / (say uh banduhn) verb (t) 1. to leave behind completely and finally: to abandon one s home. 2. to forsake utterly; desert: to abandon a child. 3. to give up all concern in: *he would never abandon his maddening, upper middle class… …  

• abandon — 1 verb (T) 1 to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for: children abandoned by their parents 2 to go away from a place, vehicle etc, permanently, especially because the situation makes it impossible for you to stay: We had to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English