abandon

a·ban·don  (-bndn)

tr.v. a·ban·doned, a·ban·don·ing, a·ban·dons

1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert: abandon a friend in trouble.

2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat: abandoned the ship.

3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely. See Synonyms at relinquish.

4. To cease trying to continue; desist from: abandoned the search for the missing hiker.

5. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.

n.

1. Unbounded enthusiasm; exuberance.

2. A complete surrender of inhibitions.

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[Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon : a, at (from Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon, control; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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a·bandon·er n.

a·bandon·ment n.

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abandon [əˈbændən]

vb (tr)

1. to forsake completely; desert; leave behind to abandon a baby drivers had to abandon their cars

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

abandon ship the order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats

3. to give up completely to abandon a habit to abandon hope

4. to yield control of or concern in; relinquish to abandon office

5. to give up (something begun) before completion to abandon a job the game was abandoned

6. to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint

7. (Business / Insurance) to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) to the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be made

n

freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry she danced with abandon

[C14 abandounen (vb), from Old French, from a bandon under one's control, in one's power, from a at, to + bandon control, power]

abandonment  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abandon - the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" unconstraint, wantonness unrestraint - the quality of lacking restraint
	2.	abandon - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" wildness passion, passionateness - a strong feeling or emotion
Verb	1.	abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" chuck, ditch - throw away; "Chuck these old notes" dispense with - forgo or do or go without forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego - 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 - commit forever; commit irrevocably
	2.	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"
	3.	abandon - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" vacate, empty go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	4.	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 ease up, give way, move over, 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" cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
	5.	abandon - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" desert, desolate, forsake leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left 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 - forsake; "ditch a lover" maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

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abandon

verb

1. leave, strand, ditch, leave behind, walk out on, forsake, jilt, run out on, throw over, turn your back on, desert, dump, leave high and dry, leave in the lurch He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.

2. stop, drop, give up, halt, cease, cut out, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, desist from The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
stop continue

3. give up, resign from, yield, surrender, relinquish, renounce, waive, cede, forgo, abdicate efforts to persuade him to abandon his claim to the presidency
give up take, keep, hold, claim

4. evacuate (takes ship as object) quit, withdraw from, vacate, depart from The crew prepared to abandon ship.
evacuate maintain, defend, uphold

noun

recklessness, dash, wildness, wantonness, unrestraint, careless freedom He has splashed money around with gay abandon.
recklessness control, restraint, moderation

abandon yourself to something indulge in, give way to, yield to, wallow in, give free rein to, lose yourself in, give yourself up to We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings.

Translations

abandon [əˈbændən]

A. VT

1. (= desert) [+ car, family] → abandonar, dejar
to abandon sb to his fate → abandonar a algn a su suerte
abandon ship! → ¡evacuar el barco!

2. (= give up) [+ plan, attempt] → renunciar a; [+ game] → anular
the game was abandoned after 20 minutes' play → después de 20 minutos de juego se anuló el partido
abandon all hope ye who → abandonad toda esperanza aquellos que ...
to abandon o.s. to sth → entregarse or abandonarse a algo

B. N to dance with wild abandon → bailar desenfrenadamente
see also gay A3

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abandon [əˈbændən]

vt

[+ person, family] → abandonner

[+ car] → abandonner

[+ studies, search, activity] → abandonner

[+ idea, policy, strategy] → laisser tomber

to abandon ship → évacuer le navire

to abandon o.s. to sth → se laisser aller à qch

n → abandon m
with abandon → avec désinvolture

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abandon

vt

(= leave, forsake) → verlassen; woman → verlassen, sitzen lassen; baby → aussetzen; car → (einfach) stehen lassen; they abandoned the city to the enemy → sie flohen und überließen dem Feind die Stadt; to abandon ship → das Schiff verlassen

(= give up) project, hope, attempt → aufgeben; to abandon play → das Spiel abbrechen

(fig) to abandon oneself to something → sich einer Sache (dat) → hingeben

n no pl → Hingabe f, → Selbstvergessenheit f; with abandon → mit ganzer Seele, mit Leib und Seele

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abandon [əˈbændən]

1. vt

a. (desert) → abbandonare
to abandon ship → abbandonare la nave

b. (give up, plan, hope, game) → abbandonare, rinunciare a
to abandon o.s. to sth → abbandonarsi a qc, lasciarsi andare a qc

2. n → abbandono
with gay abandon → sfrenatamente, spensieratamente

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abandon

v abandon [əˈbӕndən]

1 to leave, not intending to return to They abandoned the stolen car. agterlaat يَتْرُك،يَهْجُر изоставям opustit, zanechat efterlade zurücklassen εγκαταλείπω abandonar, dejar maha jätma قید چیزی را زدن hylätä abandonner לִנטוֹש छोड़ देना ostaviti, napustiti elhagy meninggalkan yfirgefa abbandonare 捨てる (사람·집 ·지위 등을) 버리다, 유기하다 palikti, pamesti pamest; atstāt meninggalkan verlaten gå fra porzucać abandonar a abandona, a părăsi покидать opustiť, zanechať, zriecť sa zapustiti napustiti överge ทิ้ง terketmek, bırakmak 拋棄 кидати, залишати چھوڑ دینا từ bỏ 抛弃

2 to give (oneself) completely to He abandoned himself to despair. oorgee يَسْتَسْلِم لِ отдавам се oddat se, propadnout hengive; kaste sig ud i sich hingeben αφήνομαι abandonarse, entregarse (end millegi) meelevalda andma خود را تسلیم چیزی کردن luopua s'abandonner (à) לְהִתמַכֵּר छोड़ देना prepustiti se átadja magát vminek menyerah gefa sig á vald abbandonarsi ～に身を任せる ...에 빠지다, 자포자기하다 pulti į ļauties membiarkan zich overgeven, overlaten hengi, kaste seg ut i poddawać się entregar-se a se abandona предаваться oddať sa, prepadnúť (čomu) prepustiti se prepustiti överlämna (hänge) sig åt ปล่อยตามอารมณ์ kendini bırakmak 完全陷入 віддаватися حوالے کر دینا buông thả 放任

adj aˈbandoned

1 shameless an abandoned young woman. losbandig خَلِيع، مُتَهَتِّك безсрамница nestoudný, nemravný løsagtig; skamløs hemmungslos ξετσίπωτος, ξεδιάντροπος inmoral, desvergonzado häbitu بی حیا jätetty dévergondé מוּפקָר लंपट razvratan szégyentelen tak tahu malu ofurseldur (gjörspilltur) dissoluto 恥知らずの 파렴치한, 뻔뻔한 neturintis gėdos, pasileidęs izlaidīgs; paklīdis ditinggalkan los løsaktig, umoralsk zdeprawowany desavergonhado neruşinat распутный nemravný, nehanebný razuzdan raskalašan otyglad, utsvävande ซึ่งไม่อับอาย arsız, utanmaz 不知羞恥的 розпусний, розбещений بے شرم trơ tráo 无耻的

2 having been left without any intention of returning to or reclaiming The police found the abandoned car. gelate مَهْجور، مَتْروك изоставен opuštěný efterladt; forladt verlassen εγκαταλειμμένος abandonado mahajäetud رها شده hylätty abandonné נָטוּש परित्यक्त napušten elhagyott ditinggalkan yfirgefinn abbandonato 捨てられた 버려진 paliktas, pamestas pamests; atstāts ditinggalkan verlaten forlatt porzucony abandonado părăsit, abandonat брошенный opustený zapuščen napušten övergiven ซึ่งถูกทิ้ง terkedilmiş 被丟棄的 залишений, покинутий بے آسرا bỏ rơi 被丢弃的

n aˈbandonment

Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan. opgee تَرْك оттегляне opuštění, odstoupení opgivelse die Aufgabe εγκατάλειψη abandono hülgamine توقف hylkääminen abandon נְטִישָה परित्याग napuštanje feladás batal fráhvarf, það að hætta við abbandono 放棄 포기 palikimas, atsisakymas pamešana; atsacīšanās penghentian het opgeven oppgivelse, det å gi opp porzucenie, rezygnacja (z) abandono abandon, pără­sire оставление zrieknutie sa (čoho) opustitev napuštanje övergivande การละทิ้ง vazgeçme, terk, yarım bırakma 放棄 занедбаність; залишення ترک کر دینے کا عمل từ bỏ 放弃

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abandon → يَهْجر zanechat opgive verlassen εγκαταλείπω abandonar hylätä abandonner napustiti abbandonare 見捨てる 포기하다 in de steek laten forlate porzucić abandonar оставлять överge ละทิ้ง terketmek từ bỏ 放弃