Definitions
of abandon
1. [n] - the trait of lacking restraint or control 2. [v] - forsake, leave behind 3. [v] - give up with the intent of never claiming again 4. [v] - leave someone who needs or counts on you 5. [v] - stop maintaining or insisting on
Quotes
- Example use of the word abandon1. freedom from inhibition or worry 2. she danced with abandon 3. of ideas, claims, etc. 4. He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage 5. Both sides have to give in these negociations 6. leave in the lurch 7. The mother deserted her children 8. Abandon your life to God 9. She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti 10. We gave the drowning victim up for dead 11. We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot
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