Abandon - Definitions and Sample Sentences

Abandon (verb):

1. to leave someone or something somewhere, sometimes not returning to get them
2. to stop doing something before it is finished, or to stop following a plan, idea, etc
   
   

Example Sentences:

1. The young dad abandoned his child on the steps of the orphanage.
2. The young lady decided to abandon her dreams of going to college after she failed to graduate from high school.
3. The construction crew abandoned the building project because they were not getting paid.
4. "Don't abandon your post!" the commander shouted.
   
   

Citation:

• “abandon.” Dictionary.Cambridge.Org. 2019. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-english/abandon (13 January 2019).
• This word included in the Flocabulary 6th Grade Word List.