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- Dictionaryabandoned/əˈband(ə)nd/
adjective
- 1. having been deserted or left: "an abandoned car" Similar
- 2. unrestrained; uninhibited: "a wild, abandoned dance" Similar
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ABANDONED definition: 1. left in a particular place or condition, usually forever: 2. left in a particular place or…. Learn more.
The meaning of ABANDONED is left without needed protection, care, or support. How to use abandoned in a sentence.
to stop doing an activity before you have finished it: The game was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions. They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain. The party has now abandoned its policy of unilateral disarmament. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. More examples.
Abandoned definition: forsaken or deserted. See examples of ABANDONED used in a sentence.
1. a. : to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent. b. : to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in. abandon property. 2. : to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment. abandon ship. soldiers forced to abandon their position. 3. : to withdraw protection, support, or help from.
verb (used with object) to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: The crew finally abandoned the sinking ship and boarded a lifeboat. He abandoned his wife and children, leaving them in poverty. Antonyms: keep. to give up; withdraw from; discontinue:
An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied. All that digging had left a network of abandoned mines and tunnels. ...abandoned buildings that become a breeding ground for crime.
If you say that someone does something with abandon, you mean that they behave in a wild, uncontrolled way and do not think or care about how they should behave. [disapproval] He has spent money with gay abandon. Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
Jul 24, 2024 · Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked. [First attested from 1350 to 1470] [1] No longer maintained by its former owners, residents. or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century] [1] Free from constraint; uninhibited. [Late 17th century] [1]
abandon yourself to something (literary) to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else. He abandoned himself to despair. Definition of abandon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
