abandon
dieNounaufgeben (v); verlassen (v)
German translations
- 01
verlassen
- 02
aufgeben
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Frau, die von ihrem Glauben abgefallen ist.
- English meaning
- Apostate (female)
- Synonym
- Abtrünnige/r
- German example
- Sie wurde als Apostatin gebrandmarkt, nachdem sie ihre Religion verlassen hatte.
- English example
- She was branded an apostate after abandoning her religion.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Apostatin
- Plural Form
- die Apostatinnen
Related words
- abandonieren
abandon
- verlassen
abandon
- Zügellosigkeit
abandon
- verzichten
abandoning
- Verlassenheit
abandonment
- Preisgabe
abandonment
- Aufgabe
abandonment
- verlassen
abandoned
- verwerfen
abandoned
- zerwerfen
to abandon
- liegenlassen
to abandon
- zurücklassen
to abandon
- abandonieren
to abandon
- Rudität
Rudeness, crudeness
- abandonnieren
To abandon
- gutes Geld schlechtem hinterherwerfen
Throwing good money after bad
- sitzenlassen
to stand someone up, to abandon
- geisterhaft
Ghostly
- Wüstung
A deserted village is a settlement that has been abandoned and is no longer inhabited.
- Plünderer
Looter
- aufgegeben
Abandoned
- bedauernswert
Deplorable describes a person or situation that evokes pity or sadness.
- Desertion
The unauthorized abandonment of duty in the military.
- Tierheim
An animal shelter is a facility that takes in and cares for stray, abandoned, or surrendered animals until they find a new home.
- Goldstandard
Gold standard
- im Stich lassen
to abandon, to leave someone in the lurch
- beheimaten
To house
- bemitleidenswert
pitiable
- unheimlich
Uncanny, eerie
- gruselig
Creepy
- Marodeur
marauder
- armselig
Miserable, pathetic
- Zuflucht
Refuge
- Ruinenlust
Ruinenlust (fascination with ruins)
- losgeben
To let go means to release, relinquish, or abandon something.
- abandonieren
to desert
Example sentences with “abandon”
They had to abandon the ship. (Sie mussten das Schiff verlassen.)
Frequently asked questions
When to use 'aufgeben' vs 'verlassen' for abandon?
'Aufgeben' is to give up (an idea or task). 'Verlassen' is to physically leave a place or person.