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abandon

[əˈbændən]

verb

LanguageEnglish (United Kingdom)

Meaning
  1. to leave a place, person, or thing permanently
Examples

The sailors had to abandon the ship during the heavy storm.

The crew had to leave the boat because the weather was too dangerous.

Pronunciationəˈbændən

Part of speechverb

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