| ‘Dr’ is the abbreviation of ‘Doctor’.PHRASESan abbreviation is short for sth The abbreviation ‘WHO’ is short for ‘World Health Organization’.an abbreviation stands for sth The abbreviation ‘mph’ stands for ‘miles per hour’.

abbreviation /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃən/ noun a group of letters used as a short way of saying or writing a word or group of wordsVERBSuse an abbreviation People often use the abbreviation ‘US’ instead of saying the ‘United States’.ADJECTIVESa written abbreviation 'BTW' is a written abbreviation which means ‘by the way’.a Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus common abbreviation At the back of the book there is a list of common abbreviations used in English.the standard abbreviation The standard abbreviation for ‘for example’ is 'e.g.'.PREPOSITIONSthe abbreviation for/of sth ‘PC’ is the abbreviation for ‘personal computer’. | The government was forced to abandon its economic policies.abandon a project The research project had to be abandoned due to a lack of funds.abandon an idea Helen abandoned the idea of becoming a doctor, and studied law instead.abandon a decision He showed no sign of abandoning his decision to earn a living as a writer.abandon your principles The party was accused of abandoning its principles in order to win votes.abandon hope She never abandoned hope of seeing him again.ADVERBSabandon sth altogether/completely/totally They abandoned their plans to start up a business altogether.largely/virtually abandon sth (=almost completely) She appeared in a few films in the 1990s, but has largely abandoned her acting career.finally/eventually abandon sth The police finally abandoned their hunt for the man when all sign of him had disappeared.never abandon sth He never abandoned his ambition to rule the country.temporarily abandon sth (=for a short time) The rescue attempt was temporarily abandoned until the weather improved.VERBSbe forced to abandon sth Severe storms forced them to abandon the expedition.have to abandon sth He had to abandon the idea of travelling to Italy on account of his ill health.PHRASESabandon sth in favour of sth else (=use something else instead) The original plan was abandoned in favour of a cheaper one. to decide not to do something because you are unlikely to succeedNOUNSabandon an attempt/effort Poor weather forced them to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.abandon a search When night fell, the police decided to abandon their search for the missing boy.abandon a plan/policy Because of the rain, we abandoned our plan to go for a walk. | He abandoned his family and went to live with another woman.ADVERBSquickly/hastily abandon sb/sth They had to hastily abandon the ship when it started sinking.largely/virtually abandon sb/sth (=almost completely) Her family had largely abandoned her, and she only saw her son occasionally.temporarily abandon sb/sth (=for a short time) Residents were forced to temporarily abandon their homes due to a flood warning.VERBSbe forced to abandon sth Guests were forced to abandon the hotel because of the fire.have to abandon sth The soldiers had to abandon the tanks which had become bogged down in the mud.PHRASESabandon sb to their fate (=leave someone in a bad situation with no one to help them) The wounded soldier had been abandoned to his fate.2. | The captain gave the order to abandon ship.abandon a building We had to abandon the building when the roof began to collapse.abandon a child/family The child was found abandoned outside a hospital.

to leave someone or something completelyNOUNSabandon a car/ship The thieves abandoned the car when it ran out of fuel.

Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus Letter A - 3 Letter B - 155 Letter C - 268 Letter D - 532 Letter E - 670 Letter F - 804 Letter G - 938 Letter H - 1004 Letter I- 1084 Letter J- 1183 Letter K - 1203 Letter L - 1215 Letter M - 1300 Letter N - 1426 Letter O - 1477 Letter P - 1531 Letter Q - 1735 Letter R- 1748 Letter S - 1894 Letter T - 2174 Letter U - 2296 Letter V - 2337 Letter W- 2373 Letter X- 2442 Letter Y- 2443 Letter Z- 2446 Longman Collocations Dictionary and Thesaurus Letter A abandon AC /əˈbændən/ verb 1.

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