Talk:abandon to

abandon to
I don't think this is a phrasal verb. It's exactly the same as sense 2 in abandon. "He abandoned himself to his favourite vice" = "She abandoned herself to despair". So I guess in theory sense 2 could be merged into abandon to, but that doesn't seem right, it's just abandon + "to" indicating purpose. WurdSnatcher (talk)
 * Delete. As a contributor who regularly defends borderline phrasal verbs, I have to say that this entry does not fit the bill, IMO. The meaning of "abandon" depends on it being in a reflexive form, and not on the preposition. - I see two possibilities here. The first is in the entry "abandon" noting that it is the reflexive form that holds the particular meaning. Or, a separate entry for "abandon oneself". -- A LGRIF  talk 13:45, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Checking the entry for abandon, I don't see the difference between the two etymologies. But then, I'm no expert. However, what difference is there between Etym. 2 and Etym 1. Verb entry 2. ?? - both of which seem to cover the question at issue - i.e. the meaning given for "abandon to". -- A LGRIF  talk 13:52, 19 October 2015 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Straightforward SOP to abandon to. bd2412 T 14:01, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Seems SOP to me. Hard redirect to abandon. &#x200b;—msh210℠ (talk) 14:51, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I have no objection to redirecting as a solution. bd2412 T 14:52, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Deleted by hard redirect to abandon. bd2412 T 15:49, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

RFD discussion: July–September 2017
Failed RFD; recreated by User:WurdSnatcher; seems to have the same problem, i.e. not a true phrasal verb. This seems true of many of WS's entries. Equinox ◑ 17:15, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete for the reason given. — SGconlaw (talk) 17:17, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete DCDuring (talk) 19:23, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Clearly delete. Mihia (talk) 03:25, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete, seems not a common phrasal verb. Cordialement, et Hop ! Kikuyu3 (talk) 20:04, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

Deleted, redirected to abandon, and salted. bd2412 T 00:01, 19 September 2017 (UTC)