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Abandon Pronunciation
Abandon is pronounced uh-BAN-duhn, IPA /əˈbændən/.
uh-BAN-duhn
US /əˈbændən/ · UK /əˈbændən/
Syllables: uh · BAN · duhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb and noun: To leave something behind for good, or the state of acting without restraint.
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Abandon in a Sentence
- They had to abandon the car in the snow.
- Do not abandon the idea just yet.
- She danced with complete abandon.
Common Mispronunciations of Abandon
Not A-ban-duhn
The opening is a faint uh with no weight at all. Giving it a full a pulls the beat away from BAN.
Not uh-ban-DUHN
The last part is the quietest of the three. A loud ending sounds like a French borrowing such as abandon in the musical sense.
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