/a.bɑ̃.dɔ.ne/
Translation
to abandon, to give up
Word origin
From Old French abandoner, from the phrase mettre a bandon ('to put under someone's control, to give up'), where bandon ('power, jurisdiction') derives from Frankish bann ('proclamation, command'). English 'abandon' was borrowed from the same Old French source.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- a bandon
- English cognates
- abandon, ban
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | abandonne | abandonnais | abandonnai | abandonnerai | abandonnerais |
| tu | abandonnes | abandonnais | abandonnas | abandonneras | abandonnerais |
| il/elle | abandonne | abandonnait | abandonna | abandonnera | abandonnerait |
| nous | abandonnons | abandonnions | abandonnâmes | abandonnerons | abandonnerions |
| vous | abandonnez | abandonniez | abandonnâtes | abandonnerez | abandonneriez |
| ils/elles | abandonnent | abandonnaient | abandonnèrent | abandonneront | abandonneraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | abandonne | abandonnasse |
| tu | abandonnes | abandonnasses |
| il/elle | abandonne | abandonnât |
| nous | abandonnions | abandonnassions |
| vous | abandonniez | abandonnassiez |
| ils/elles | abandonnent | abandonnassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | abandonne |
| nous | abandonnons |
| vous | abandonnez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- abandonnant
- Past participle
- abandonné · abandonnée · abandonnés · abandonnées
Examples
.
You must never give up on your dreams.
' .
She decided to give up her job at the bank.
' .
I am not going to abandon you in this difficult moment.
l' ' .
His parents gave up the idea of buying a house.
.
He gave up the race after twenty minutes.
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