abandon, v.
(abandoned, abandoning, abandons)
freq. cnt. 30
(abandoned, abandoning, abandons)
freq. cnt. 30
forsake, leave behind
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
abandon
sample sentences
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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derivationally related form
leave behind empty; move out of
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
abandon empty vacate
sample sentences
"You must vacate your office by tonight"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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hypernym
give up with the intent of never claiming again
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5
abandon give up
sample sentences
"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 frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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hyponym
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
abandon give up
sample sentences
"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage""Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
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verb group
collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
give way, give, move over, ease up, yield
hyponym
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3
abandon desert desolate forsake
sample sentences
"The mother deserted her children"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form