abandoned
adjective/əˈbændənd/
/əˈbændənd/
- left and no longer wanted, used or needed
- an abandoned car/house
- The child was found abandoned but unharmed.
- There was an abandoned supermarket trolley in the middle of the road.
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsb2- Police found several guns in an abandoned car.
- The car was found abandoned in a nearby town.
- The charity's work involves finding foster homes for abandoned children.
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- (of people or their behaviour) wild; not following accepted standards
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