transcription, транскрипция: [ əˈbændən ]
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 give up completely or before completion (abandoned hope; abandoned the game). 2 a forsake or desert (a person or a post of responsibility). b leave or desert (a motor vehicle or ship). 3 a give up to another's control or mercy. b refl. yield oneself completely to a passion or impulse. --n. lack of inhibition or restraint; reckless freedom of manner. øøabandoner n. abandonment n. [ME f. OF abandoner f. å bandon under control ult. f. LL bannus, -um BAN]