abandoned

CEFRB2

/əˈbæn.dənd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Left behind and no longer cared for.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Free from constraint; uninhibited.

Examples

  • The baby had been abandoned by its mother.

  • We abandoned the project because of a lack of funds.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈbeə̯n.dənd/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted.

  2. Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.

  3. No longer being acted upon by the geologic forces that formed it.

More examples

In context

  • The company abandoned that project.

  • They explored an abandoned factory on the edge of town.

  • abandoned building

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Origin

adjective

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