Definition of abandon Abandon

/ʌbæˈndʌn/ - [ubandun] - a•ban•don

We found 22 definitions of abandon from 7 different sources.

What does abandon mean?

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Noun Plural: abandons
abandon - the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
		wantonness, unconstraint
		unrestraint the quality of lacking restraint
abandon - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
		wildness
		passionateness, passion a strong feeling or emotion
Verb abandons, abandoning, abandoned
abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
		forsake, desolate, desert
		leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"
		expose abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
		walk out leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"
		ditch crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
		maroon, strand leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
		cast aside, toss away, toss out, discard, cast away, chuck out, cast out, throw away, fling, dispose, throw out, toss, put away throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
		chuck, ditch pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
		dispense with forgo or do or go without
		forfeit, throw overboard, waive, forego, forgo, give up lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
		consign give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
abandon - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
		give up
		cave in, fall in, founder, give way, collapse, give, break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"
		move over, ease up, give way, yield, give move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
abandon - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "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"
		give up
		foreswear, relinquish, renounce, quit turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
abandon - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
		vacate, empty
		go forth, go away, leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

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Wiktionary

abandon (Noun)
abandonment; relinquishment.
abandon (Verb)
To surrender to the insurer the insured item, so as to claim a total loss .
abandon (Adverb)
Freely; entirely.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

abandon (v. t.)
To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
abandon (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.
abandon (v. t.)
Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.
abandon (v. t.)
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.
abandon (v.)
Abandonment; relinquishment.
abandon (n.)
A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

abandon
To give up control of, to surrender.
abandon
To leave behind definitively or with serious consequences or risks.
abandon
To leave someone who needs or counts on you.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

abandon
a-ban′dun, v.t. to give up: to desert: to yield (one's self) without restraint (with to).—v.t. Aband′ (Spens.), to abandon.—n. Aban′don (n to be nasalised), freedom from conventional restraints: careless freedom of manners.—adj. Aban′doned, given up, as to a vice: profligate: completely deserted: very wicked.—adv. Aban′donedly.—n. Aban′donment, act of abandoning: state of being given up: enthusiastic surrender of self to a cause: (law) the renunciation of a claim. [O. Fr. bandon, from the Teut. root ban, proclamation, came to mean decree, authorisation, permission; hence à bandon—at will or discretion, abandonner, to give up to the will or disposal of some one. See Ban, Banns.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

abandon
In a military sense, used in the relinquishment of a military post, district, or station, or the breaking up of a military establishment. To abandon any fort, post, guard, arms, ammunition, or colors without good cause is punishable.

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abandon, verb, present, 1st person singular of abandon (infinitive).
abandon, verb (infinitive).
abandon, noun, singular of abandons.

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