begeven — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
Senses
begeven is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- dative (obsolete, legal) In one’s gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office or other privilege.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".