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оставле́ние — meaning in English

ostavleniye

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English meaning

  • abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  • dereliction noun A failure to do what duty requires; neglect of responsibility.
  • desertion noun The act of abandoning a duty, post, or person, especially without permission.
  • detention noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
  • reservation noun A booking made in advance for a table, room, seat, or similar.
  • vacation noun A trip or period of time away from home taken for rest or pleasure.

Senses

оставле́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • abandonment The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
  • abandonment The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
  • dereliction The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
  • desertion The act of deserting.
  • detention (pedagogy) A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.
  • reservation The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick.
  • vacation The act of vacating something; moving out. [from 19th c.]

abandonment — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  2. noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.

dereliction — full definition

  1. noun A failure to do what duty requires; neglect of responsibility.
  2. noun The state of being abandoned and neglected.

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