放置 — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
放置 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)]
- leave (transitive) To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
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".
leave — full definition
- verb To go away from a place or person.
- verb To let something remain in place, or to allow it to stay without taking it away.
- verb To give something to someone, especially after death.
- noun Official permission to be absent from work, or the time away itself.