1 to leave somebody/something that you are responsible for, usually permanentlyकिसी प्राणी या वस्तु को, जिस का उत्तरदायित्व आप पर है, प्रायः सदा के लिए छोड़ देना
The bank robbers abandoned the car just outside the city.
2 to stop doing something without finishing it or without achieving what you wanted to doकिसी काम को अधूरा या उद्देश्य प्राप्त किए बिना बीच में ही रोक देना
The search for the missing sailors was abandoned after two days.