abandon

verb [T]

/əˈbæn.dən/

Definition

abandon yourself to sth › to allow yourself to be controlled completely by a feeling or way of living: He abandoned himself to his emotions.

(Definition of abandon verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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