abandons
- 01 B1 Intermediate
v.to leave a person, place, or thing forever.
v.to desert or leave behind a person, place, or thing with no intention of returning. Transitive; requires a direct object.
Simple“The captain abandons the sinking ship only after every passenger is safe.”
In context“The developer often abandons ambitious projects halfway through when the initial funding begins to dry up unexpectedly.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to stop doing something before it is finished.
v.to cease a course of action or an activity permanently.
Simple“The team abandons the search for the lost keys when it gets dark.”
In context“The government usually abandons unpopular policies just before an election to avoid losing the support of moderate voters.”
Synonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
n.a feeling of being completely free and not caring what others think.
n.a state of acting without restraint or regard for convention. Usually used in the singular, but the plural can appear in literary contexts to describe multiple instances of such behavior.
Simple“The festival was full of wild dances and joyful abandons.”
In context“The poet described the various abandons of the youth, who lived for the moment without a thought for the future.”