tréig — 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.
- desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- fade verb To gradually lose colour, brightness, strength, or intensity.
- fail verb To be unsuccessful in achieving something.
- forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- rat noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
Senses
tréig 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)]
- 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.
- fade (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
- fail (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
- forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
- rat (intransitive, with on or out) To inform on someone; to betray someone to the police or authorities. [from 20th c.]
- renounce (transitive) To abandon, forsake, discontinue (an action, habit, intention, etc), sometimes by open declaration.
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".
desert — full definition
- noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- verb To abandon a place, person, or duty, especially when you had promised or were obligated to stay.
- noun What someone deserves, whether reward or punishment (usually in the phrase "just deserts").