abandon
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
Other meanings
To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
“Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "bannum" (proclamation).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “abandon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.