abbandonare — 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.
- discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
- elope verb To run away secretly with a partner in order to get married, usually without a big wedding or family involvement.
- forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- leave verb To go away from a place or person.
- maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.
- quit verb To resign from a job or position.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
- strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
- waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.
Senses
abbandonare is used for these senses in English:
- discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
- elope (intransitive, dated) To run away from home (for any reason).
- forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
- give up (transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
- leave (transitive) To depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with.
- maroon To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
- quit (transitive) To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate.
- relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
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".