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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbandon
/əˈbændən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cease to support or look after someone; to desert or give up completely.
"They had to abandon their car in the snow."
- 1
Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.
"She danced with wild abandon."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'abandon' originates from the Old French 'abandonner', which itself comes from the Latin 'abandonare', meaning 'to give up'. The term evolved through usage in Middle English, where it retained the meaning of relinquishing control or possession.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abandon" is said worldwide
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abandonner
Transliteration: abandonner
"Il a décidé d'abandonner son projet."
aufgeben
Transliteration: aufgeben
"Wir dürfen die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben."
abbandonare
Transliteration: abbandonare
"Non bisogna mai abbandonare i propri sogni."
abandonar
Transliteration: abandonar
"Tuvieron que abandonar el edificio rápidamente."
abandonar
Transliteration: abandonar
"Ele nunca vai abandonar sua família."
त्यागना
Transliteration: tyaagna
"हमें कभी भी उम्मीद नहीं त्यागनी चाहिए।"
放弃
Transliteration: fàngqì
"他们被迫放弃了这个计划。"
포기하다
Transliteration: pogihada
"우리는 쉽게 포기해서는 안 됩니다."
放棄する
Transliteration: hōki suru
"彼は計画を途中で放棄した。"
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