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abandons

/əˈbændənz/ /əˈbændɪnz/

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verb

To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

Examples :

"He abandons himself to sleep as soon as his head hits the pillow. "

action mind emotion

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verb

To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.

Examples :

"The hiker abandons the trail when he realizes it's getting dark and he's lost. "

action attitude tendency

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verb

To 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.

Examples :

"Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."

action nautical military moral disaster sailing war negative attitude society

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verb

To subdue; to take control of.

Examples :

"The rising flood abandons the levee's resistance, surging into the town. "

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verb

To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

Examples :

"The city abandons its old buildings, preferring to build new ones. "

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verb

To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.

Examples :

"He abandons his attempt to learn French after struggling for a month. "

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verb

To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

Examples :

"After the car was completely submerged in the flood, the owner abandons it to the insurance company, claiming a total loss. "

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noun

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.

Examples :

"Her laughter during the game showed a joyful abandons that the strict rules of the classroom usually suppressed. "

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noun

Abandonment; relinquishment.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: The dog's sudden abandons on its toys after only a few minutes was a strange behavior. "

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noun

(British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.

Examples :

"The orphanage took in many abandons, children left without families. "

person family society

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noun

(British slang) Prostitutes.

Examples :

"Contextualized Sentence: "The police were called to deal with a group of abandons causing a disturbance near the pub." "

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