abandon

[əˈbændən]

Definition:
1. Give up with the intent of never claiming again.
2. Leave behind empty; move out of.
3. Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
4. The trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry.

Use 'abandon' in a sentence:

1. As a result, it may abandon or modify some rites.
2. There was no chance of him being found alive and the search was abandoned.
3. He approached life with reckless abandon–I don't think he himself knew what he was going to do next.
4. The alarm was an abandon drill.
5. Look at your checkout funnel, to see if there are any places where many new customers abandon their shopping cart.
6. The problem is that other smugglers are predators, who abandon, kidnap or kill their charges.
7. He has spent money with gay abandon.
8. The company has recently announced that in order to reduce its costs, it will abandon this rule.
9. Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
10. They had to abandon their lands to the invading forces.
11. They abandoned the match because of rain.
12. Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
13. She abandoned hope of any reconciliation.
14. He abandoned himself to despair.
15. The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.
16. What does the abandon ship alarm signal sound like?
17. These abandoned children have now got a future.
18. He signed cheques with careless abandon.
19. The government had abandoned the refugees to their fate.
20. She abandoned the linearity of the conventional novel.
21. I remember one time we had to abandon our car in the snow.
22. These mothers often abandoned their children because of fear of scandal.
23. We had no option but to abandon the meeting.
24. Many want to abandon the multilateral trade talks in Geneva.
25. She felt she was needed and decided to abandon her plan of studying abroad.
26. Abandon harsh words, and speak pleasantly instead.
27. The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the car and continue on foot.
28. The acts were originally designed to force the French to gradually abandon their American colonies.
29. The country abandoned its political leaders after the war.
30. He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old.
31. To start with, it forced the population to abandon the nomad's life and became sedentary, to develop methods of storage and, often, systems of irrigation.
32. The key will be to abandon the rather simple and static measures of sustainability, which centre on the need to maintain production without increasing damage.
33. We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
34. The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways.
35. By 1930 he had abandoned his Marxist principles.
36. Britain's third largest building society abandoned its mutual status and became a bank.
37. The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.
38. For many trees—evergreen conifers being an exception—the best strategy is to abandon photosynthesis until the spring.
39. The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.
40. By the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretence of being interested.
41. To create a factory-built skyscraper, Broad had to abandon the principles by which skyscrapers are typically designed.
42. He gave the order to abandon ship.
43. The abandoned car was causing an obstruction.
44. He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.
45. Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
46. It did not persuade them to abandon the war but it did force them to reappraise their strategy.
47. It is fear, not reason, that leads us to abandon the state of nature and sue for peace.
48. Abandon hope all ye who enter here.
49. Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints.
50. "Abandon us," repeated the Cat.
51. The market might abandon the stock, and knock down its price.
52. Not only that, but most types of birds aren't so quick to abandon their young when they sense danger.
53. She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.
54. The scientific community did not take long to scoff at and abandon von Daniken's theory.
55. She abandoned her script and began ad-libbing.
56. We also need to abandon the notion that agriculture can be "zero impact".
57. So you'll abandon the goal and return to your bad habits.
58. Every year thousands of unwanted animals are abandoned.
59. The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.
60. They appealed to him to abandon the idea.
61. He gave the order to abandon ship (= to leave the ship because it was sinking) .
62. There was a general air of festivity and abandon.
63. The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
64. After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
65. Maybe we'll finally abandon those beige computer cases.
66. The captain gave the order to abandon ship.
67. The officers and crew prepared to abandon ship in an orderly fashion.
68. The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
69. The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.
70. Never in her life had she felt so alone, so abandoned.