"abandon" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

abandon verbo

abandon + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 110
abandon ship • abandon plans • abandon hope • abandon blockbusters • abandon one's efforts • abandon one's family • ...
verbo + abandon
Kolokacji: 19
forced to abandon • decide to abandon • cause to abandon • appear to have been abandoned • refuse to abandon • ...
(3) refuse, justify
Kolokacji: 2
1. refuse to abandon = odmów porzucenia refuse to abandon
2. justify abandoning = usprawiedliw porzucanie justify abandoning
  • But he said it was entirely possible that 10 or more years of mediocre performance would be needed before the evidence would justify abandoning a strategy.
  • How could she justify abandoning her own child when similar actions by her mother caused her such pain?
  • At first, Brunetti's inquiries reveal nothing amiss, and he wonders whether the nun is simply creating a smoke screen to justify abandoning her vocation.
  • If it's possible to justify abandoning one's child, for example, "The Company You Keep" may become a case study.
  • Only a major disaster would justify abandoning the attack, such as a serious malfunction of the ship's systems or an interception by HSS vessels.
  • The Act was the catalyst that allowed the Armed Forces to justify abandoning the newly formed government, returning Chávez to power on 13 April.
  • "That's how you justify abandoning Jhamel?"
  • But how could he justify abandoning his brothers and sisters in Greece?
  • These small risks do not justify abandoning treatment of menopausal symptoms.
  • That being said, a good road does not justify abandoning all environmental requirements.
abandon + preposición
Kolokacji: 37
abandoned by • abandon after • abandoned during • abandoned in • abandon at • ...
abandon + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 61
largely abandoned • eventually abandoned • completely abandoned • finally abandoned • later abandoned • quickly abandoned • ...

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