The kids were splashing on paint with abandon.
This year holiday shoppers are spending money with reckless abandon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
with abandon — in an uncontrolled way, as if you do not care what the result will be The kids were splashing on paint with abandon. with gay/reckless abandon: This year holiday shoppers are spending money with reckless abandon … English dictionary
abandon — a|ban|don1 [ ə bændən ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 leave someone ▸ 2 leave a place ▸ 3 leave something somewhere ▸ 4 stop doing/planning something ▸ 5 stop supporting an idea ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to leave someone when you should stay with them and take… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
abandon — [[t]əbæ̱ndən[/t]] ♦♦♦ abandons, abandoning, abandoned 1) VERB If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. [V n] He claimed that his parents… … English dictionary
abandon — a|ban|don1 W3 [əˈbændən] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abondoner, from abandon surrendering , from a bandon into someone s power ] 1.) to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for ▪ How could she abandon her own… … Dictionary of contemporary English
abandon — I UK [əˈbændən] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abandon : present tense I/you/we/they abandon he/she/it abandons present participle abandoning past tense abandoned past participle abandoned ** 1) a) to leave someone when you should stay with… … English dictionary
abandon — 01. We found a cat that had been [abandoned] by its owners when they moved away. 02. The house has looked [abandoned] since the Bates family moved away 2 years ago. 03. The police finally had to [abandon] their search after looking for the lost… … Grammatical examples in English
abandon n — I m wearing my wedding ring, said Tom with abandon … English expressions
Abandon All Ships — Members Martin Broda, Angelo Aita and Daniel Ciccotelli at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards. Background information Origin … Wikipedia
abandon — aban·don vt 1: to give up with the intent of never again asserting or claiming an interest in (a right or property) 2: to disassociate oneself from or forsake in spite of a duty or responsibility to abandon one s child 3: to renounce one s… … Law dictionary
Abandon (album) — Abandon Studio album by Deep Purple Released June 2, 1998 … Wikipedia
