verlassen — 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.
- abandoned adj Left behind and no longer cared for, used, or lived in.
- abandoning noun The act of leaving something or someone behind for good.
- bereft adj Left in a state of grief or emptiness after a painful loss.
- depart verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
- derelict adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
- desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- deserted adj Empty of people; abandoned.
- desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
- ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- dump noun A site where waste or garbage is disposed of.
- forlorn adj Sad and lonely, especially from feeling abandoned.
- forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- forsaken adj Left alone and abandoned; deserted.
- gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
- jilt noun A woman who readily casts aside her lover.
- leave verb To go away from a place or person.
- let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
- lonely adjective Sad because of feeling isolated from other people.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- reprobate adj Rejected; cast off as worthless.
- solitary adjective Alone; without any companions present.
- waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.
Senses
verlassen is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- abandoned No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]
- abandoning An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
- amscray To go away.
- bereft Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.
- depart (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- departure A deviation from a plan or procedure.
- derelict Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
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".
abandoned — full definition
- adj Left behind and no longer cared for, used, or lived in.
- adj Completely free of restraint or inhibition.