Difference between revisions of "Language/English/Vocabulary/Give-up-VS-Abandon"

Revision as of 16:32, 26 February 2023

What is the difference between "to give up" and "to abandon"?

To Give up, means to quit, as if you are doing some kind of hard work and you think you can´t do it, you give up/you quit.

Abandon means to leave someone or something behind you. If you leave your dog on the street and never go back for it, you are abandoning the dog.

One could give up hope, which is to say, "abandon" hope.

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 ==Sources==
 https://polyglotclub.com/language/english/question/28544
+==Related Lessons==
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Art|Art]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Phrasal-Verbs-UP!|Phrasal Verbs UP!]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Phrasal-Verbs-with-OFF|Phrasal Verbs with OFF]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/As,-because,-since-and-for|As, because, since and for]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Useful-English-Acronyms-and-Abbreviations|Useful English Acronyms and Abbreviations]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/English-words-of-Arabic-origin|English words of Arabic origin]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Commonly-Confused-Words|Commonly Confused Words]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Useful-English-Idioms|Useful English Idioms]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/As-long-as|As long as]]
+* [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Best-1000-Things-to-Do-in-Paris|Best 1000 Things to Do in Paris]]