Verb
1. forsake, leave behind;
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"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"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"4. leave behind empty; move out of;
"You must vacate your office by tonight"5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
"The mother deserted her children"