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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
abandon
/əˈbæn.dən/
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
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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)