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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aufgeben
"Wir dürfen die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cease to support or look after someone; to desert or give up completely.
"They had to abandon their car in the snow."
- 1
Complete lack of inhibition or restraint.
"She danced with wild abandon."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (in the sense 'subdue, subject'): from Old French abandonner, from à bandon 'at will, at one's control', from à 'at' + bandon 'control, jurisdiction' (of Germanic origin).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "abandon" is said worldwide
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abandonner
Transliteration: abandonner
"Il a décidé d'abandonner son projet."
aufgeben
Transliteration: aufgeben
"Wir dürfen die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben."
abbandonare
Transliteration: abbandonare
"Non bisogna mai abbandonare i propri sogni."
abandonar
Transliteration: abandonar
"Tuvieron que abandonar el edificio rápidamente."
abandonar
Transliteration: abandonar
"Ele nunca vai abandonar sua família."
त्यागना
Transliteration: tyaagna
"हमें कभी भी उम्मीद नहीं त्यागनी चाहिए।"
放弃
Transliteration: fàngqì
"他们被迫放弃了这个计划。"
포기하다
Transliteration: pogihada
"우리는 쉽게 포기해서는 안 됩니다."
放棄する
Transliteration: hōki suru
"彼は計画を途中で放棄した。"
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