what does abandon mean?
ABANDON as NOUN
- Meaning
- the trait of lacking restraint or control
- freedom from inhibition or worry
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Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
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- the wildness of his anger
Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
ABANDON as VERB
- Meaning
- stop maintaining or insisting on
- of ideas, claims, etc.
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- He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
- Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations
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- Meaning
- leave someone who needs or counts on you
- leave in the lurch
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- The mother deserted her children
Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- leave behind empty
- move out of
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- You must vacate your office by tonight
Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- give up with the intent of never claiming again
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- 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
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- We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot
Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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