Talk:abandon

Wow... Extensive to say the least. But so extensive that it's hard actually trying to sift some information out of it. This article definetly needs some cleaning up and summarizing.

Karmosin 09:23, 23 January 2006 (UTC) this word is, in my oppinion, missplaced when placed in the obsolete section, abandon is not a obsolete word

RFV discussion: August–September 2018
Rfv-sense: (obsolete, not comparable) Freely; entirely. Quotation from 1330. DTLHS (talk) 16:31, 25 August 2018 (UTC)


 * It is Middle English only. OED's last cite is mid 15th cent. Should be moved to ME. -Sonofcawdrey (talk) 06:19, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

RFV-failed. Converted to Middle English. Kiwima (talk) 02:14, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

abandonment option
in a contract, a clause relating to the possibility of abandoning a project and terminating the contract earlier than originally planned Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:10, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

reflexive verb: give in to emotion
reflexive verb: to give yourself over to a powerful emotion He abandoned himself to his grief. Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:49, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

RFM discussion: March–April 2024

 * See Talk:with gay abandon.