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παρατώ — 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.
  • forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.

Senses

παρατώ 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)]
  • 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".

forsake — full definition

  1. verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
  2. verb To turn down or refuse something that is offered.
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