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abandoned

English

Etymology

From Middle English abandoned, equivalent to abandon +? -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bæn.dn?d/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??bæn.dn?d/

Adjective

abandoned (comparative more abandoned, superlative most abandoned)

  1. Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked. [First attested from 1350 to 1470]
  2. No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]
  3. Free from constraint; uninhibited. [Late 17th century]
  4. (geology) No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • abandonedness

Translations

Verb

abandoned

  1. simple past tense and past participle of abandon

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abandoning

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??bænd?n??/
  • Hyphenation: aban?don?ing

Verb

abandoning

  1. Present participle and gerund of abandon.
    Many have been abandoning their homes due to the violence. (progressive)
    Their abandoning their homes means no tax revenues for the county. (gerund)
    An abandoning husband can be a precursor to bankruptcy. (participial adjective)

Noun

abandoning (plural abandonings)

  1. An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect

Translations

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