överge — 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.
- abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
- desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- 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.
- maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.
Senses
överge 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)]
- abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [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.
- ditch (transitive) To discard or abandon.
- forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
- give up (transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
- give up (transitive) To abandon (someone or something)
- maroon To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
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".