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- Dictionaryabandoned/əˈband(ə)nd/
adjective
- 1. having been deserted or left: "an abandoned car" Similar
- 2. unrestrained; uninhibited: "a wild, abandoned dance" Similar
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The meaning of ABANDONED is left without needed protection, care, or support. How to use abandoned in a sentence.
left in a particular place or condition, usually forever: An abandoned baby was found in a box on the hospital steps. The world is full of abandoned mines. People feel abandoned by the government. See. abandon. Fewer examples. The number of abandoned pets brought to the shelter has doubled.
: to give up to the control or influence of another person or agent. b. : to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in. abandon property. 2. : to withdraw from often in the face of danger or encroachment. abandon ship. soldiers forced to abandon their position. 3. : to withdraw protection, support, or help from.
to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever: We had to abandon the car. By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned. As a baby he was abandoned by his mother. abandon ship We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship. Fewer examples.
verb (used with object) to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: The crew finally abandoned the sinking ship and boarded a lifeboat. He abandoned his wife and children, leaving them in poverty. Antonyms: keep. to give up; withdraw from; discontinue:
Abandoned definition: forsaken or deserted. See examples of ABANDONED used in a sentence.
An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied. The digging had left a network of abandoned mines and tunnels. American English : abandoned / əˈbændənd /
