abandoning

4 definitions • 8 examples

present participle of

to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever:

We had to abandon the car.

By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned.

As a baby he was abandoned by his mother.

abandon ship We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship.

to stop doing an activity before you have finished it:

The game was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions.

They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.

The party has now abandoned its policy of unilateral disarmament.

to allow yourself to be controlled completely by a feeling or way of living:

He abandoned himself to his emotions.