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a·ban·doned

(ə-băn′dənd)
adj.
1. Deserted; forsaken.
2. Exuberantly enthusiastic.
3. Recklessly unrestrained.
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abandoned

(əˈbændənd)
adj
1. deserted: an abandoned windmill.
2. forsaken: an abandoned child.
3. unrestrained; uninhibited: wild, abandoned dancing.
4. depraved; profligate
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a•ban•doned

(əˈbæn dənd)

adj.
1. forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building.
2. unrestrained or uninhibited.
3. utterly lacking in moral restraints.
[1350–1400]
a•ban′doned•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. abandoned - forsaken by owner or inhabitants ; "weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse"
uninhabited - not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses"
2. [画像:abandoned - free from constraint]abandoned - free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty
uninhibited - not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"
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abandoned

adjective
1. unoccupied, empty, deserted, vacant, derelict, uninhabited abandoned buildings that become a breeding ground for crime
unoccupied kept, claimed, maintained, occupied
2. deserted, dropped, rejected, neglected, stranded, ditched, discarded, relinquished, left, forsaken, cast off, jilted, cast aside, cast out, cast away a newsreel of abandoned children suffering from cold and hunger
3. uninhibited, wild, uncontrolled, unbridled, unrestrained, unconstrained people who enjoy wild, abandoned lovemaking
uninhibited conscious, restrained, inhibited
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abandoned

adjective
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Translations
خَلِيع، مُتَهَتِّكمَهْجور، مَتْروك
nemravnýnestoudnýopuštěný
efterladtforladtløsagtigskamløs
ofurselduryfirgefinn
opuščen
arsız terkedilmişutanmaz

abandoned

[əˈbændənd] ADJ
1. (= deserted) [house, building] → abandonado, desierto ; [child] → abandonado, desamparado ; [vehicle, pet] → abandonado
2. (= unrestrained) [manner] → desinhibido, desenfrenado
in an abandoned fashion → con abandono, desenfrenadamente
3. (o.f.) (= dissolute) an abandoned woman → una mujer perdida or de conducta dudosa
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abandoned

[əˈbændənd] adj
[building, mine, car] → abandonné(e)
[child] → abandonné(e)
(= unrestrained) → sans retenue
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abandoned

adj
(= dissolute) → verkommen
(= unrestrained) dancing → selbstvergessen, hingebungsvoll, hemmungslos (pej); joy → unbändig
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abandoned

[əˈbændənd] adj (unrestrained, manner) → disinvolto/a, spontaneo/a
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abandon

(əˈbӕndən) verb
1. to leave, not intending to return to. They abandoned the stolen car. agterlaat يَتْرُك،يَهْجُر изоставям abandonar opustit, zanechat zurücklassen efterlade εγκαταλείπω abandonar, dejar maha jätma قید چیزی را زدن hylätä abandonner לִנטוֹש छोड़ देना ostaviti, napustiti elhagy meninggalkan yfirgefa abbandonare 捨てる (사람·집 ·지위 등을) 버리다, 유기하다 palikti, pamesti pamest; atstāt meninggalkan verlaten gå fra porzucać د يو شي قيد پورته كول abandonar a abandona, a părăsi покидать opustiť, zanechať, zriecť sa zapustiti napustiti överge ทิ้ง terketmek, bırakmak 拋棄 кидати, залишати چھوڑ دینا từ bỏ 抛弃
2. to give (oneself) completely to. He abandoned himself to despair. oorgee يَسْتَسْلِم لِ отдавам се entregar-se oddat se, propadnout sich hingeben hengive; kaste sig ud i αφήνομαι abandonarse, entregarse (end millegi) meelevalda andma خود را تسلیم چیزی کردن luopua s'abandonner לְהִתמַכֵּר छोड़ देना prepustiti se átadja magát vminek menyerah gefa sig á vald abbandonarsi 〜に身を任せる ...에 빠지다, 자포자기하다 pulti į ļauties membiarkan zich overgeven, overlaten hengi, kaste seg ut i poddawać się خپل ځان يو شي ته سپارل entregar-se a se abandona предаваться oddať sa, prepadnúť (čomu) prepustiti se prepustiti överlämna (hänge) sig åt ปล่อยตามอารมณ์ kendini bırakmak 完全陷入 віддаватися حوالے کر دینا buông thả 放任,陷入
aˈbandoned adjective
1. shameless. an abandoned young woman. losbandig خَلِيع، مُتَهَتِّك безсрамница desavergonhado nestoudný, nemravný hemmungslos løsagtig; skamløs ξετσίπωτος, ξεδιάντροπος inmoral, desvergonzado häbitu بی حیا jätetty dévergondé מופקר लंपट razvratan szégyentelen tak tahu malu ofurseldur (gjörspilltur) dissoluto 恥知らずの 파렴치한, 뻔뻔한 neturintis gėdos, pasileidęs izlaidīgs; paklīdis ditinggalkan losbandig løsaktig, umoralsk zdeprawowany بي حيا desavergonhado neruşinat распутный nemravný, nehanebný razuzdan raskalašan otyglad, utsvävande ซึ่งไม่อับอาย arsız, utanmaz 不知羞恥的 розпусний, розбещений بے شرم trơ tráo 无耻的
2. having been left without any intention of returning to or reclaiming. The police found the abandoned car. gelate مَهْجور، مَتْروك изоставен abandonado opuštěný verlassen efterladt; forladt εγκαταλειμμένος abandonado mahajäetud رها شده hylätty abandonné נטוש परित्यक्त napušten elhagyott ditinggalkan yfirgefinn abbandonato 捨てられた 버려진 paliktas, pamestas pamests; atstāts ditinggalkan verlaten forlatt porzucony پريښودلي، پاتي شوي abandonado părăsit, abandonat брошенный opustený zapuščen napušten övergiven ซึ่งถูกทิ้ง terkedilmiş 被丟棄的 залишений, покинутий بے آسرا bỏ rơi 被丢弃的
aˈbandonment noun
Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan. opgee تَرْك оттегляне abandono opuštění, odstoupení die Aufgabe opgivelse εγκατάλειψη abandono hülgamine توقف hylkääminen abandon נטישה परित्याग napuštanje feladás batal fráhvarf, það að hætta við abbandono 放棄 포기 palikimas, atsisakymas pamešana; atsacīšanās penghentian het opgeven oppgivelse, det å gi opp porzucenie, rezygnacja دريدنه، پريښودنه abandono abandon, pără­sire оставление zrieknutie sa (čoho) opustitev napuštanje övergivande การละทิ้ง vazgeçme, terk, yarım bırakma 放棄 занедбаність; залишення ترک کر دینے کا عمل từ bỏ 放弃
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abandoned

a. abandonado-a; irresponsable.
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case, wherein a gentleman, after in vain trying to bridle his wife's viciousness, had at last abandoned her upon the seas of life; but in the course of years, repenting of that step, he instituted an action to recover possession of her.
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She felt that the position in the world that she enjoyed, and that had seemed to her of so little consequence in the morning, that this position was precious to her, that she would not have the strength to exchange it for the shameful position of a woman who has abandoned husband and child to join her lover; that however much she might struggle, she could not be stronger than herself.
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It may seem a desperate chance to trust to the faith and honesty of two such vagabonds; but, as the horses would have, at all events, to be abandoned, and would otherwise become the property of the first vagrant horde that should encounter them, it was one chance in favor of their being regained.
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