abandoning

Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now!
Babylon 8 - Your all-in-one solution
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to any language.
View Demo


BabylonEnglish English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
abandoning
n. total desertion, abandonment; forsaking
 
abandon
v. forsake, leave behind, desert; reject, renounce, give up


WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
abandon
Noun
1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
(synonym) wantonness, unconstraint
(hypernym) unrestraint
2. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
(synonym) wildness
(hypernym) passion, passionateness
Verb
1. forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
(hypernym) discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
(hyponym) chuck, ditch
(derivation) abandonment
2. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations"
(synonym) give up
(verb-group) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
(derivation) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
3. give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
(synonym) give up
(hyponym) foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
(derivation) abandonment, forsaking, desertion
4. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
(synonym) vacate, empty
(hypernym) leave, go forth, go away
5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
(synonym) forsake, desolate, desert
(hypernym) leave
(hyponym) expose
(derivation) desertion, abandonment, defection



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Abandoning
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abandon
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About

Chinese idioms explained in EnglishDownload this dictionary
束之高阁
shu4 zhi1 gao1 ge2
Tie up and put on the top shelf.
To neglect and abandon somebody or something.

 
鸟尽弓藏
niao3 jin4 gong1 cang2
Hiding the bow when all birds are killed.
Said of someone who, after accomplishing success, abandons or kills those who have rendered service to him.


excellence English-Urdu DictionaryDownload this dictionary
abandon
v. t.
1. stop doing
چھوڑ دينا
2. leave a place
چھوڑنا
The pilot abandoned the burning plane.
3. desert
ساتھ چھوڑ دينا
He abandoned his wife and children for ever.
abandon
v. a.
1. relinquish
ہاتھ اٹھانا , چھوڑ بيٹھنا , باز آنا , دستبردار ہونا , دست کش ہونا , کنارہ کش ہونا , لا دعوي, ہونا
He abandoned all hopes of recovery.
زندگي سے ہاتھ دھو بيٹھا
2. desert
چھوڑنا , چھوڑ دينا , تياگنا , تجنا
In mutiny the people abandoned their homes
غدر ميں لوگ باگ اپنا اپنا گھر چھوڑ کے بھاگ گئے
3. surrender
سونپنا , دے دينا
4. renounce
ترک کرنا , توبہ کرناabandon
n.
بے پروائي , لا ابالي پن , مست مولا

Define abandoning

Translate abandoning





abandoning in Chinese | | abandoning in French | abandoning in Italian | abandoning in Spanish | abandoning in Dutch | abandoning in Portuguese | abandoning in German | abandoning in Russian | abandoning in Japanese | abandoning in Greek | abandoning in Korean | abandoning in Turkish | abandoning in Hebrew | abandoning in Arabic | abandoning in Croatian | abandoning in Swedish