abandon
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield…To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
» They were abandoned by their mother.
Sie wurden von ihrer Mutter verlassen.
Их мать их бросила.
Мать их бросила.
Їхня матір їх покинула.
Вони були кинуті іхньою матір'ю.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
aufgeben, verlassen
отка́зываться, оставля́тьostavljátʹ, броса́тьbrosátʹ
покида́тиpokydáty, поки́нутиpokýnuty
(transitive)To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
(transitive)To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.
He was abandoned on the island with no one to help him.
aufgeben, zurücklassen, aussetzen
оставля́тьostavljátʹ, оста́витьostávitʹ, покида́тьpokidátʹ
залишатиzalyšaty
forsake, leave behind
(transitive)To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
I hereby abandon my position as manager.
(transitive)To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
(obsolete, transitive)To subdue; to take control of.
(obsolete, transitive)To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
verbannen
Examples
860 sentencesThey were abandoned by their mother.
Їхня матір їх покинула. — uaspeaker
ruИх мать их бросила. — Alexword
deSie wurden von ihrer Mutter verlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have abandoned the idea of buying a house.
Я відмовився від ідеї купити будинок. — deniko
ruЯ отказался от идеи купить дом. — sharptoothed
deIch habe die Idee aufgegeben, mir ein Haus zu kaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He abandoned the plan.
Він відмовився від плану. — deniko
ruОн отказался от плана. — odexed
deEr gab den Plan auf. — Yorwba
He abandoned the idea.
Він відмовився від цієї ідеї. — deniko
ruОн отказался от этой идеи. — Hellerick
deEr gab die Idee auf. — a_coder
He abandoned his family.
Він кинув родину. — deniko
ruОн бросил семью. — marafon
deEr verließ seine Familie. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, formed from a (“at, to”) + bandFrom Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, formed from a (“at, to”) + bandon (“jurisdiction, control”), from Late Latin bannum (“proclamation”), bannus, bandum, from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command”) (whence English ban), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). See also ban, banal.
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Forms
abandons, abandoning, abandoned, abandonedSynonyms
41 synonymsAntonyms
23 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
10 patterns- abandoned his family
- an an abandoned
- an abandoned building
- abandoned the idea
- abandoned the plan
- abandoned building
- had to abandon
- abandoned house
- abandoned hope
- to abandon that