abandons
Sayuh-BAN-duhnz/əˈbæn.dənz/
- 1The form of abandon used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
She abandons her cart whenever the lines get too long.
The firm abandons any project that stops making money.
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- 2Plural of abandon. This plural is rare, because abandon is almost always uncountable.
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- 3Women who sell sex for money.
The watchmen drove a pair of abandons out of the alley behind the tavern.
Sailors spent their pay on gin and abandons within a week of landing.
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Less common meaning
- 4Children left by their parents for others to raise.
The parish workhouse took in three abandons that bitter winter.
She grew up among the abandons raised at the foundling home.
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abandons is a form of abandon
abandon, verb: To leave a person, place, or thing behind and not come back, especially in danger. Full entry
- Forms
- abandonabandons he/she/itabandoning -ing formabandoned past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- abandon → abandons: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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