collocation: abandon

abandon verb

1 leave sb/sth

adverb

hastily

The town had been hastily ~ed.

phrases

~ sb to their fate

be left ~ed

be found ~ed

The car was found ~ed in a nearby town.

2 stop doing / supporting sth

adverb

altogether , completely , entirely , totally

The government does not propose to ~ the project altogether.

effectively , largely , virtually

This principle has now been effectively ~ed.

eventually , finally

simply

Traditional policies were simply ~ed.

formally

abruptly ( esp. AmE ) , immediately , quickly

gradually

quietly

The plans for reform were quietly ~ed.

temporarily

voluntarily

verb + abandon

be forced to , have to

decide to

preposition

for

He ~ed the army for politics.

in favour / favor of

She ~ed her teaching career in favour / favor of singing.

Abandon is used with these nouns as the object: allegiance , ambition , approach , attempt , baby , belief , car , career , child , doctrine , dream , duty , effort , enterprise , game , heritage , home , hope , ideal , insistence , mission , name , nest , plan , policy , politics , practice , pretence , principle , project , pursuit , quest , religion , responsibility , restraint , search , ship , strategy , system , tradition , vehicle