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Meaning of 'abandon'
Meaning of 'abandon' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Abandon 
[ n.]
- A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from
artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease. [ n.]2. Abandon [ v.]
- Abandonment; relinquishment. [ v.]3. Abandon [ v. t.]
- To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [ v. t.]- To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender.
- Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.
- To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.
Meaning of 'abandon' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. abandon [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
- the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
Example in sentence:
- she danced with abandon
Meaning (2):
- a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
- a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
Example in sentence:
- the wildness of his anger
2. abandon [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- give up with the intent of never claiming again
- give up with the intent of never claiming again
Example in sentence:
- 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
Meaning (4):
- stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
- stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
Example in sentence:
- Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations;
- He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
Meaning (5):
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Example in sentence:
- The mother deserted her children
Meaning (6):
- forsake, leave behind
- forsake, leave behind
Example in sentence:
- We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot
Meaning (7):
- leave behind empty; move out of
- leave behind empty; move out of
Example in sentence:
- You must vacate your office by tonight
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