noun. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry she danced with abandon |
noun. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity the wildness of his anger |
verb. forsake, leave behind We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot |
verb. give up with the intent of never claiming again Abandon your life to God|She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti|We gave the drowning victim up for dead |
verb. leave behind empty; move out of You must vacate your office by tonight |
verb. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage|Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations |
verb. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch The mother deserted her children |
