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porzucić — 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.
  • give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.

Senses

porzucić 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)]
  • forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
  • give up (transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
  • walk out on (informal, transitive) To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.

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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