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English noun: abandon | |||
| 1. | abandon (attribute) the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry | ||
| Samples | She danced with abandon. | ||
| Synonyms | unconstraint, wantonness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unrestraint | ||
| 2. | abandon (feeling) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | ||
| Samples | The wildness of his anger. | ||
| Synonyms | wildness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | passion, passionateness | ||
English verb: abandon | |||
| 1. | abandon (possession) forsake, leave behind | ||
| Samples | We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chuck, consign, dispense with, ditch, forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive | ||
| 2. | abandon (possession) give up with the intent of never claiming again | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | give up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce | ||
| 3. | abandon (motion) leave behind empty; move out of | ||
| Samples | You must vacate your office by tonight. | ||
| Synonyms | empty, vacate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| 4. | abandon (cognition) stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims | ||
| Samples | He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage. Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations. | ||
| Synonyms | give up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Verb group | break, cave in, collapse, ease up, fall in, founder, give, give, give way, give way, move over, yield | ||
| 5. | abandon (cognition) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||
| Samples | The mother deserted her children. | ||
| Synonyms | desert, 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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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