abandon (A2)
verb
Pronunciation: /əˈbændən/
Definition
To stop supporting or helping someone or something; to stop doing or having something.
Examples
They had to abandon their car in the snow.
The project was abandoned due to lack of funding.
He never abandoned his friends, even in difficult times.
How to Use abandon
- abandon something (prepositional phrase)
- To stop doing or having something. — "They had to abandon their plans for a new house."
- abandon someone (prepositional phrase)
- To stop helping or supporting someone. — "She felt abandoned by her family."
- abandon oneself to something (prepositional phrase)
- To give yourself over completely to an emotion or activity. — "He abandoned himself to the pleasure of the warm sun."
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