abandoned · adjective /əˈbæn.dənd/Full view
abandoned (EMPTY)
B2 left empty or not working
Dictionary example:

an abandoned house/building/mine

Learner example:

Arriving [at] an altitude of 2000m, people can visit the abandoned salt-mines. (First Certificate in English; B2; Hungarian)

abandoned (LEFT SOMEWHERE)
B2 having been left somewhere, intentionally
Dictionary example:

An abandoned baby was left at the hospital.

Learner example:

Please, just have a look [at] your wife Margaret and her eyes will tell you that she is this abandoned princess of your childhood fairy-tale. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)

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