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- Dictionarya·ban·doned/əˈband(ə)nd/
adjective
- 1. having been deserted or cast off: "an abandoned car" Similar
- 2. unrestrained; uninhibited: "a wild, abandoned dance" Similar
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The meaning of ABANDONED is left without needed protection, care, or support. How to use abandoned in a sentence.
1. a. : to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent. b. : to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in. abandon property. 2. : to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment. abandon ship. soldiers forced to abandon their position. 3. : to withdraw protection, support, or help from.
ABANDONED definition: 1. left in a particular place or condition, usually forever: 2. left in a particular place or…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) 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. Antonyms: keep. to give up; withdraw from; discontinue:
to stop doing an activity before you have finished it: The game was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions. They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain. The party has now abandoned its policy of unilateral disarmament. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. More examples.
An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied. The digging had left a network of abandoned mines and tunnels. American English : abandoned / əˈbændənd /
Abandoned definition: forsaken or deserted. See examples of ABANDONED used in a sentence.
abandoned. adjective. /əˈbændənd/. /əˈbændənd/. left and no longer wanted, used or needed. an abandoned car/house. The child was found abandoned but unharmed. There was an abandoned supermarket trolley in the middle of the road. Extra Examples.
If you say that someone does something with abandon, you mean that they behave in a wild, uncontrolled way and do not think or care about how they should behave. [disapproval] He has spent money with gay abandon. Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
The adjective abandoned describes something that's been given up or discarded. You can use it to talk about a kitten abandoned at an animal shelter, an old car abandoned by the side of the road, or a person's dreams of becoming an opera singer abandoned when they had kids.
