Abandon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: The crew finally abandoned the sinking ship and boarded a lifeboat.He abandoned his wife and children, leaving them in poverty.
  2. to give up; withdraw from; discontinue: She had to abandon the research project when the grant money dried up.I’ve abandoned all hope of a stage career.
  3. to give up the control of: After a long struggle, they abandoned the city to the invading army.
  4. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation; give (oneself) over to natural impulses, usually without self-control: After the breakup, he fell apart and abandoned himself to grief.
  5. to cast away, leave, or desert, as property or a child.
  6. to relinquish (insured property) to the underwriter in case of partial loss, thus enabling the insured to claim a total loss.
  7. to banish.
noun
  1. a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from inhibition: During this retreat you will learn to play and dance with reckless abandon.
verb (tr)
  1. to forsake completely; desert; leave behind
  2. the order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats
  3. to give up completely
  4. to yield control of or concern in; relinquish
  5. to give up (something begun) before completion
  6. to surrender (oneself) to emotion without restraint
  7. to give (insured property that has suffered partial loss or damage) to the insurers in order that a claim for a total loss may be made
noun
  1. freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry
Abandon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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