abandon

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abandon is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Verb 2.1 Related words 3 Noun 3.1 Related words

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈbændən/
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[change] Verb

Plain form abandon

Third-person singular abandons

Past tense abandoned

Past participle abandoned

Present participle abandoning

1. (transitive) If you abandon something, you go away from it with no plan to return.

   After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.

   The government has clearly abandoned its election promise of tax cuts.

   The game was abandoned because of rain.

   During the war, over 200 children a day were abandoned in the city.

2. (transitive) If you abandon something, you give up control of it.

   They danced wildly down the street, abandoning themselves to the night and the moon.

[change] Related words

• abandonment
• abandoned

[change] Noun

Singular abandon

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Abandon is a state where you do not control yourself.

   In these games, kids shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon.

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• disregard