abandon

bari

Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)

• Hyphenation: aban‧don

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) abandon

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) abandons

Past tense (ya wuce) abandoned

Past participle (ya wuce) abandoned

Present participle (ana cikin yi) abandoning

1. (transitive) If you abandon something, you go away from it with no plan to return. <> bar, bari, wofantar da.
   • Synonym: let

   An abandoned site <> kufai.

   Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles. – OALD 9th. <> (Saukar) dusar ƙanƙara ta tilastawa matuƙa da yawa (sun) wofantar da ababen hawansu. [1]

2. (transitive) If you abandon something, you give up control of it. <> watsar da, barin iko.

   Abandon one's family <> watsar da iyali.

   They danced wildly down the street, abandoning themselves to the night and the moon.

   The woodcutter and his wife considered abandoning Hansel and Gretel in the forest.

Related words

• abandonment
• abandoned

Noun

Singular abandon

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Abandon is a state where you do not control yourself.

   In these games, kids shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon.

Related words

• disregard