abandon

«abandon» in Mova's school dictionary: to leave someone or something, especially someone who… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (abandon, abandons, abandoned, abandoning); noun (abandon, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) To abandon means to leave someone or something, especially someone who needs you, and not come back («abandon a pet»). tree →

2) To abandon a plan or activity means to stop it before the end («The match was abandoned because of rain»). tree →

3) To abandon a place means to leave it, often because of danger («Abandon ship!»). tree →

4) «With abandon» means in a wild, free way without worrying. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and animal care, abandoning pets is cruel and against the law; rescue centres care for abandoned animals. In sport, matches are abandoned for bad weather. In history and stories villages, castles and ships are abandoned, and abandoned buildings are unsafe for children to explore. Phrases: «abandon ship», «abandoned car», «abandoned building», «dance with abandon».

examples

• They found an abandoned puppy by the road. tree →
• The football match was abandoned because of the storm. tree →
• «Abandon ship!» shouted the captain. tree →
• Never play in abandoned buildings; they can be unsafe. tree →
• We abandoned our picnic when it started to rain. tree →
• The village was abandoned hundreds of years ago. tree →
• Do not abandon your friend when they need help. tree →
• The children danced with wild abandon. tree →
• "A bad fellow, that Ivan! now he's rich, he's abandoned us!" tree →

note

Regular verb: «abandoned» (one n before -ed, no doubling). Noun «abandonment». Formal word; everyday equivalents: «leave», «give up», «stop».

In the corpora

• Most birds will not abandon a chick because a person has touched it.
• A fawn or young hare alone in a field is not abandoned; its mother leaves it hidden and comes back to feed it.
• Abandoning a pet is cruel and against the law.
• Many southern cities were abandoned around 1,100 years ago, probably because of droughts, wars and too many people for the land.
• For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «abandon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.