abandon
verb (used with object)
to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert.
have abandoned
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present perfectof abandon.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rhoda deems this less-haughty “Maltese version” of Max an improvement over the guy who seems to have abandoned her friend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If you, too, have abandoned bars of soap in your bathroom, Dan’s spirited and incredibly thorough reporting might just make you think twice the next time you stock up.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
We have abandoned many of the ideals that founded the country.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
"We have abandoned our rural areas. Our forests are not being managed efficiently," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
No, the menace of the supernatural is that it attacks where modern minds are weakest, where we have abandoned our protective armor of superstition and have no substitute defense.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
