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How to pronounce “abandonment”
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Pronunciation guide for abandonment
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of abandonment with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth
And they're calling for an abandonment of the efforts
- Definition summary
- The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.][1]
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How to pronounce abandonment
Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth
And they're calling for an abandonment of the efforts
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “abandonment”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.][1]
- The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
- An abandoned building or structure.
- (law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.][1]
- (law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against. [Early 19th century.][1]
- The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
- A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
- The self-surrender to an outside influence. [Mid 19th century.][1]
- Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions. [Mid 19th century.][1]
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