εγκαταλείπω — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
• desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
• forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.

Senses

εγκαταλείπω 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)]
• 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)]
• desert To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
• desolate To abandon or forsake something.
• forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

desert — full definition

1. noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
2. verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
3. noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").

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