the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
Used in a Sentence
abandon
How to use abandon in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for abandon.
Editorial note
Yes, a provider like Google may abandon a city that doesn’t play along.
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Quick take
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of abandon gathered in one view.
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for abandon.
noun
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
See also: wantonness, unconstraint
noun
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
See also: wildness
verb
forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
verb
give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
verb
leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
verb
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
Example sentences
Yes, a provider like Google may abandon a city that doesn’t play along.
I wish they didn't, but it's not dumb enough to make me abandon the giant utility of the network as a whole.
What they did was abandon it and start an entirely new port to a different microkernel, Coyotos, which didn't bear fruit, either.
This incident blew up into a tabloid-like frenzy because smart people abandoned reason in favour of sensation.
At some point around that time, they decided to abandon a profitable growth strategy and went for the hypergrowth revenue strategy.
So everybody's decided to abandon sane software versioning altogether and make the support end of things even more nuts?
Whatever other companies did, just copy it and add it on Facebook and watch users instantly abandon competitors.
Mozilla certainly did complain about iOS years ago and decided ultimately to abandon the platform.
I can finally let go of my plan to abandon my family, move to the bay area, drain my life savings, live in a shoebox, stumble from one conference and event to the next hoping to network and find my messiah & co-founder, try to get funded, grow my business to someone else's expectations, all for a tiny fraction of a chance to succeed and be either a slave to my own company or lose control of my baby and walk away with diluted equity.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use abandon in a sentence?
Yes, a provider like Google may abandon a city that doesn’t play along.
What does abandon mean?
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
What part of speech is abandon?
abandon is commonly used as noun, verb.