English verb: desert | |||
1. | desert (cognition) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||
Samples | The mother deserted her children. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot desert Sue | ||
Synonyms | abandon, desolate, forsake | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leave | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ditch, expose, maroon, strand, walk out | ||
2. | desert (social) desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | ||
Samples | If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot. | ||
Synonyms | defect | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flee, fly, take flight | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | rat | ||
Entail | dissent, protest, resist | ||
3. | desert (motion) leave behind | ||
Samples | The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||