Upper-Intermediate ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #247 of 1319

abandon (v.)

to leave completely

Examples

  • They abandoned the project.

Key rules

  • Abandon means leave completely and not return
  • Abandon a project, abandon a car
  • Abandonment is the noun

Common mistakes

  • They abandoned to the project โ†’ They abandoned the project
  • The car was abandoned of the road โ†’ The car was abandoned on the road

Use cases

  • Stopping projects
  • Describing vehicles
  • Ending plans
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Give up and drop are close synonyms.

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