abandon

/əˈbændən/ verb [T]

Translation

LEAVE › to leave someone or something somewhere, sometimes not returning to get them

birşeyi, birini geri dönmemek koşuluyla bırakmak, terketmek

They were forced to abandon the car. He was abandoned by his mother as a baby.1595

STOP DOING › to stop doing something before it is finished, or to stop following a plan, idea, etc

bir fikri, planı izlemeyi bırakmak ya da birşeyi bitirmeden vazgeçmek

The match was abandoned because of rain.788

abandoned adjective ›

terkedilmiş

abandonment noun [U] ›

terk

(Definition of abandon verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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