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abandon
What does abandon mean?
abandon (verb): forsake, leave behind.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use abandon in a sentence?
- We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce abandon?
/əˈbændən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does abandon come from?
From Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, formed from a (“at, to”) + bandon (“jurisdiction, control”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to abandon
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “abandon” mean?
forsake, leave behind
Right! That's what “abandon” means.
to request forcefully
Not quite: that's what demand means.
to instruct or inform
Not quite: that's what tell means.
cause to go somewhere
Not quite: that's what send means.
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