word-vault/dist/data/cards/ab/abandon.json

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{
    "term": "abandon",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "abandon",
            "heSheIt": "abandons"
        },
        "pastSimple": "abandoned",
        "pastParticiple": "abandoned",
        "ingForm": "abandoning"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning",
            "sensetop": "abandon somebodyabandon somebody to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The baby had been abandoned by its mother.",
                    "contextForm": "abandon somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People often simply abandon their pets when they go abroad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘We have been **abandoned to our fate**,’ said one resident.",
                    "contextForm": "abandon somebody to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["hastily"],
                "phrases": [
                    "abandon somebody to their fate",
                    "be left abandoned",
                    "be found abandoned"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay",
            "sensetop": "abandon somethingabandon something to somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.",
                    "contextForm": "abandon something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave the order to **abandon ship** *(= to leave the ship because it was sinking)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had to abandon their lands to the invading forces.",
                    "contextForm": "abandon something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Much of the land has now been abandoned in favour of more fertile areas to the south."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town had been hastily abandoned."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "leave",
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["hastily"],
                "phrases": [
                    "abandon somebody to their fate",
                    "be left abandoned",
                    "be found abandoned"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to stop doing something, especially before it is finished; to stop having something",
            "sensetop": "abandon something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They abandoned the match because of rain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **plans **for reform were quietly **abandoned**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She abandoned hope of any reconciliation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had to abandon any further attempt at negotiation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She abandoned her teaching career in favour of sport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government does not propose to abandon the project altogether."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Traditional policies were simply abandoned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were forced to abandon the game because of rain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Work on the new building was finally abandoned."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He abandoned the army for politics."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["altogether", "completely", "entirely"],
                "verb + abandon": ["be forced to", "have to", "decide to"],
                "preposition": ["for", "in favour/​favor of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to stop supporting or helping somebody; to stop believing in something",
            "sensetop": "abandon somebodyabandon something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The country abandoned its political leaders after the war.",
                    "contextForm": "abandon somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Critics accused him of abandoning his principles.",
                    "contextForm": "abandon something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This principle has now been effectively abandoned."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["altogether", "completely", "entirely"],
                "verb + abandon": ["be forced to", "have to", "decide to"],
                "preposition": ["for", "in favour/​favor of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else",
            "sensetop": "abandon yourself to something",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He abandoned himself to despair."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændən/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandon__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændənz/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandons__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændənd/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandoned__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændənɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandoning__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændən/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandon__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændənz/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandons__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændənd/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandoned__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈbændənɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ab/abandon/abandoning__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bandon ‘control’ (related to ban). The original sense was ‘bring under control’, later ‘give in to the control of, surrender to’ (sense (5))."
}