überlassen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
- bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
Senses
überlassen is used for these senses in English:
- abandonment The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
- bequeath To give; to offer; to commit.
- give away (transitive) To relinquish control over.
- let (transitive, chiefly, British) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
abandonment — full definition
- noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
- noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.
bequeath — full definition
- verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
- verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.