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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

abandon

/əˈbæn.dən/

An illustration for abandon

verb1 of 2

to leave someone or something you are responsible for and not return

  • “The hospital has been abandoned for a very long time.”Tatoeba
  • “This house has been abandoned for a very long time.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

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

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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