abandon – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of abandon

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to abandon
Participle: abandoned
Gerund: abandoning

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iabandon
youabandon
he;she;itabandons
weabandon
youabandon
theyabandon

Perfect

Ihave abandoned
youhave abandoned
he;she;ithas abandoned
wehave abandoned
youhave abandoned
theyhave abandoned

Past

Iabandoned
youabandoned
he;she;itabandoned
weabandoned
youabandoned
theyabandoned

Pluperfect

Ihad abandoned
youhad abandoned
he;she;ithad abandoned
wehad abandoned
youhad abandoned
theyhad abandoned

Future

Iwill abandon
youwill abandon
he;she;itwill abandon
wewill abandon
youwill abandon
theywill abandon

Future Perfect

Iwill have abandoned
youwill have abandoned
he;she;itwill have abandoned
wewill have abandoned
youwill have abandoned
theywill have abandoned

Subjunctive

Present

Iabandon
youabandon
he;she;itabandon
weabandon
youabandon
theyabandon

Perfect

Ihave abandoned
youhave abandoned
he;she;ithave abandoned
wehave abandoned
youhave abandoned
theyhave abandoned

Imperfect

Iabandoned
youabandoned
he;she;itabandoned
weabandoned
youabandoned
theyabandoned

Pluperfect

Ihad abandoned
youhad abandoned
he;she;ithad abandoned
wehad abandoned
youhad abandoned
theyhad abandoned

Conditional

Present

Iwould abandon
youwould abandon
he;she;itwould abandon
wewould abandon
youwould abandon
theywould abandon

Perfect

Iwould have abandoned
youwould have abandoned
he;she;itwould have abandoned
wewould have abandoned
youwould have abandoned
theywould have abandoned

Imperative

youabandon
weLet's abandon
youabandon

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam abandoning
youare abandoning
he;she;itis abandoning
weare abandoning
youare abandoning
theyare abandoning

Perfect

Ihave been abandoning
youhave been abandoning
he;she;ithas been abandoning
wehave been abandoning
youhave been abandoning
theyhave been abandoning

Past

Iwas abandoning
youwere abandoning
he;she;itwas abandoning
wewere abandoning
youwere abandoning
theywere abandoning

Pluperfect

Ihad been abandoning
youhad been abandoning
he;she;ithad been abandoning
wehad been abandoning
youhad been abandoning
theyhad been abandoning

Future

Iwill be abandoning
youwill be abandoning
he;she;itwill be abandoning
wewill be abandoning
youwill be abandoning
theywill be abandoning

Future Perfect

Iwill have been abandoning
youwill have been abandoning
he;she;itwill have been abandoning
wewill have been abandoning
youwill have been abandoning
theywill have been abandoning

Conditional

Present

Iwould be abandoning
youwould be abandoning
he;she;itwould be abandoning
wewould be abandoning
youwould be abandoning
theywould be abandoning

Perfect

Iwould have been abandoning
youwould have been abandoning
he;she;itwould have been abandoning
wewould have been abandoning
youwould have been abandoning
theywould have been abandoning

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'abandon'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'abandon'

aband, randon, unabandon, abend, amand, badden, balden, band, bandit, bandy,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position
beleave, bug out, desert, forgo, forlet, forsake, leave behind, relinquish
to submit to the power of another
bend, capitulate, cave in, cede, fall in line, give in, give over, give up, give way, knuckle under, relinquish, strike one's flag, strike the colors, strike the flag, submit, surrender, throw in the towel, throw up one's hands, turn in, wave the white flag, yield
relinquish
quit, desert, defect, forsake, leave, drop, evacuate, vacate

Antonyms

to leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position
hold the fort, stand one's ground
relinquish
keep, pursue, perpetuate, persevere

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1375, "to subjugate, subdue," from O.Fr. abandoner "surrender," from à "at, to" + bandon "power, jurisdiction," in phrase mettre à bandon "to give up to a public ban," from L. bannum, "proclamation," from a Frankish word related to ban (v.). Etymologically, the word carries a sense of "put someone under someone else's control." Meaning "to give up absolutely" is from 1386. The noun sense of "letting loose, surrender to natural impulses" (1822) is from Fr. abandon.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
4. Proto-Italic *ad
5. Latin ad
6. Old French a
7. Proto-Germanic *bannanąder.
8. Frankish *bannder.
9. Old French ban
10. Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-
11. Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
12. Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s
13. Proto-Indo-European *-om
14. Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom
15. Proto-Italic *dōnom
16. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
17. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
18. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
19. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
20. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
21. Proto-Italic *-ājō
22. Proto-Italic *-āō
23. Proto-Italic *dōnāō?
24. Latin donāre
25. Old French doner
26. Old French a ban doner
27. Old French abandonerder.
28. Middle English abandounen
29. English abandon
30. From Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, formed from a (“at, to”) + bandon (“jurisdiction, control”), from Late Latin bannum (“proclamation”), bannus, bandum, from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command”) (whence English ban), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). See also ban, banal.
31. Displaced Middle English forleten (“to abandon”), from Old English forlǣtan, anforlǣtan; see forlet; and Middle English forleven (“to leave behind, abandon”), from Old English forlǣfan; see forleave.
32. Compare typologically abdicate, Russian отказа́ться (otkazátʹsja) (akin to приказа́ть (prikazátʹ), сказа́ть (skazátʹ), указа́ть (ukazátʹ)). See: Old French 'abandoner', Proto-Germanic '*bannaną', English 'ban'.

Verbs referencing "abandon"

Ido abandonar.

Sample Sentences

  • Now, the road, in fact, was an old one, that had formerly been a thoroughfare to the river, but abandoned for many years after the laying of the new pike. It was open for about an hour's ride, and after that it was cut across by various farms and fences. Sam knew this fact perfectly well,—indeed, the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • At first, the man is stunned. His confinement is a hideous vision; and his old life a reality. He throws himself upon his bed, and lies there abandoned to despair. By degrees the insupportable solitude and barrenness of the place rouses him from this stupor, and when the trap in his grated door is opened, he humbly begs and prays for work. ‘Give [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] this system, and a bad or ill-considered one, but between it and another which has worked well, and is, in its whole design and practice, excellent; there is surely more than sufficient reason for abandoning a mode of punishment attended by so little hope or promise, and fraught, beyond dispute, with such a host of evils. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] concerned, and would not, I think, have compromised their independence in any material degree, if some of these gentlemen had not only yielded to the prejudice in favour of spittoons, but had abandoned themselves, for the moment, even to the conventional absurdity of pocket-handkerchiefs. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] to read and write, and diligently instructed in the Bible, by the care of a faithful and pious mistress; yet, would it not try the faith of the firmest Christian, to find themselves abandoned, apparently, of God, in the grasp of ruthless violence ? How much more must it shake the faith of Christ's poor little ones, weak in knowledge and tender in years ! (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I abandoned her. I abandoned her ! [ sniffles ] But you already know that. (Unidentified)
  • We came to save Bubbles ' cause you fuckin ' abandoned him (Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties)
  • He has abandoned all of us and gone (Magudam)
  • ' Don't go away ' " Please don't go ' ' We will be the orphans if you abandon us, son ' (Magudam)