Catalan

Verb

abandonar ‎(first-person singular present abandono, past participle abandonat)

1. to abandon

Conjugation

Galician

Verb

abandonar ‎(first-person singular present abandono, first-person singular preterite abandonei, past participle abandonado)

1. to abandon, leave
2. to forsake

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to leave): deixar

Ido

Verb

abandonar (present tense abandonas, past tense abandonis, future tense abandonos, imperative abandonez, conditional abandonus)

1. (transitive) to abandon

Conjugation

Conjugation of abandonar present past future tense abandonas abandonis abandonos perfect abandonabis abandonabos infinitive abandonar abandonir abandonor imperative abandonez abandonabez conditional abandonus abandonabus nominal active participle singular abandonanto abandoninto abandononto plural abandonanti abandoninti abandononti nominal passive participle singular abandonato abandonito abandonoto plural abandonati abandoniti abandonoti active participle abandonanta abandoninta abandononta passive participle abandonata abandonita abandonota adverbial active participle abandonante abandoninte abandononte adverbial passive participle abandonate abandonite abandonote

Interlingua

Verb

abandonar

1. to leave (depart from)
2. to abandon

Conjugation

Ladino

Verb

abandonar ‎(Latin spelling)

1. to abandon

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French abandoner, formed from a ‎(“at, to”) + bandon ‎(“jurisdiction, control”), from Late Latin bannum ‎(“proclamation”), bannus, bandum, from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną ‎(“to proclaim, command”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‎(“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˌbɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ/, [ɐ.ˌβɐ̃.du.ˈnaɾ]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˌbɐ̃.do.ˈna(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: a‧ban‧do‧nar

Verb

abandonar ‎(first-person singular present indicative abandono, past participle abandonado)

1. (transitive) to abandon (to leave behind, especially something one was responsible for or associated with)
   • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 75:

     Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.

     She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.

   O exército teve que abandonar o forte.‎

   The army had to abandon the fort.

   A mulher abandonou seu bebé.‎

   The woman abandoned her baby.

2. (transitive) to give up (to quit an activity or attempt)

   Abandone a aviação, você nunca vai ser piloto.‎

   Give up aviation, you will never be a pilot.

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em) to let oneself be controlled by; to put oneself in the hands of; to indulge in

   Nós nos abandonamos na tristeza.‎

   We let ourselves be seized by sadness.

   O réu se abandonou nas mãos do advogado.‎

   The accused put himself in his lawyer’s hands.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to abandon): deixar, largar
• (to give up): desistir, largar, largar mão de

Related terms

• abandono
• abandonado

Spanish

Etymology

French abandonner, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną.

Verb

abandonar ‎(first-person singular present abandono, first-person singular preterite abandoné, past participle abandonado)

1. to abandon

   La abandonó por otra mujer - "He abandoned her for another woman."

2. to leave
3. to neglect

Conjugation