verb🔗ShareTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions."He abandons himself to sleep as soon as his head hits the pillow. "actionmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue."The hiker abandons the trail when he realizes it's getting dark and he's lost. "actionattitudetendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility."Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."actionnauticalmilitarymoraldisastersailingwarnegativeattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo subdue; to take control of."The rising flood abandons the levee's resistance, surging into the town. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject."The city abandons its old buildings, preferring to build new ones. "actionsocietygovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish."He abandons his attempt to learn French after struggling for a month. "rightpropertylawactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss."After the car was completely submerged in the flood, the owner abandons it to the insurance company, claiming a total loss. "insurancebusinessfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences."Her laughter during the game showed a joyful abandons that the strict rules of the classroom usually suppressed. "mindcharacterattitudetendencyactionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAbandonment; relinquishment."Example Sentence: The dog's sudden abandons on its toys after only a few minutes was a strange behavior. "actionsituationlawrightpropertybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings."The orphanage took in many abandons, children left without families. "personfamilysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(British slang) Prostitutes."Contextualized Sentence: "The police were called to deal with a group of abandons causing a disturbance near the pub." "personsexsocietyjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
