abandon
adverb
1. (obsolete, not comparable) Freely; entirely.
noun
1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
- she danced with abandon
Similar word(s): unconstraint, wantonness
Definition categories: attribute, unrestraint
2. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
Similar word(s): wildness
Definition categories: feeling, passion, passionateness
verb
1. forsake, leave behind
- We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot
Definition categories: possession, discard, dispose, fling, toss
2. give up with the intent of never claiming again
- Abandon your life to God
Definition categories: possession
3. leave behind empty; move out of
Similar word(s): empty, vacate
Definition categories: motion, leave
4. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
- He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
Definition categories: cognition
5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Similar word(s): desert, desolate, forsake
Definition categories: cognition, leave
Sentences with abandon as a verb:
- Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.