Abandon (verb):
- to leave someone or something somewhere, sometimes not returning to get them
- to stop doing something before it is finished, or to stop following a plan, idea, etc
Example Sentences:
- The young dad abandoned his child on the steps of the orphanage.
- The young lady decided to abandon her dreams of going to college after she failed to graduate from high school.
- The construction crew abandoned the building project because they were not getting paid.
- "Don't abandon your post!" the commander shouted.
Citation:
- “abandon.” Dictionary.Cambridge.Org. 2019. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-english/abandon (13 January 2019).
- This word included in the Flocabulary 6th Grade Word List.
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