adjective
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
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Examples
- weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
adjective
unrestrained and uninhibited
Examples
- an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty
verb
forsake, leave behind
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- We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot
verb
give up with the intent of never claiming again
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- 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
verb
leave behind empty
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- move out of
- You must vacate your office by tonight
verb
stop maintaining or insisting on
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- 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
verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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- leave in the lurch
- The mother deserted her children