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1 abandon
[ə'bændən]1) (to leave, not intending to return to: They abandoned the stolen car.) yfirgefa2) (to give (oneself) completely to: He abandoned himself to despair.) gefa sig á vald•- abandonment -
2 abort
[ə'bo:t]1) (to lose or bring about the loss of (an unborn child) from the womb.) missa fóstur; valda fósturláti hjá2) ((of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing.) hætta við3) (to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed.) stöðva í miðju kafi•- abortion- abortive -
3 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) yfirgefa, fara frá2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) gerast liðhlaupi•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) eyðimörk -
4 forsake
[fə'seik]past tense - forsook; verb(to leave alone; to abandon: He was forsaken by his friends.) yfirgefa, hverfa frá -
5 surrender
[sə'rendə] 1. verb1) (to yield: The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender!) gefast upp2) (to give up or abandon: He surrendered his claim to the throne; You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one.) láta af hendi2. noun((an) act of surrendering: The garrison was forced into surrender.) uppgjöf
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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
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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
