ADV
- hastily
- The village had been hastily abandoned
PHRASES
- be found/left abandoned
- The car was found abandoned in a nearby town
ADV
- altogether, completely, entirely, totally
- The government does not propose to abandon the project altogether
- effectively, largely, virtually
- This principle has now been effectively abandoned
- simply
- Traditional policies were simply abandoned
- formally
- quickly
- quietly
- The plans for reform were quietly abandoned
- temporarily
- voluntarily
PREP
- for
- He abandoned the army for politics
- in favour of
- She abandoned teaching career in favour of sport
