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abandoned adjective

  /əˈbæn.dn̩d/
  • No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]
 verlassen, herrenlos

abandon verb

  /əˈbæn.dən/
  • (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
 aufgeben, zurücklassen, aussetzen
  • (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
 aufgeben, verlassen
  • (transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
 verbannen

abandonment noun

  /əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t/
  • The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
 Aufgabe, Preisgabe, Überlassen
Hinterlassung

abandon noun

  /əˈbæn.dən/
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.)
 Ungezwungenheit, Hingabe, Selbstvergessenheit

abandoning noun

  /əˈbændənɪŋ/
  • An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
 Verlassen

abandoner noun

  /əˈbændənə/ , /əˈbændənɚ/
  • One who abandons. [Mid 16th century.]
 Verlassende, Verlassender
be abandoned
verwaisen
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