abandon+hope
11abandon all hope ye who enter here — Meaning Origin The supposed inscription at the entrance to Hell. From Dante s Divine Comedy. The translation into English by H.F.Cary is the origin for this English phrase, although he gave it as the less commonly used All hope abandon ye who… …
12hope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 belief that sth you want will happen ADJECTIVE ▪ deep (esp. AmE), fervent, great ▪ a feeling of considerable hope ▪ It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward …
13abandon — a|ban|don1 W3 [əˈbændən] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abondoner, from abandon surrendering , from a bandon into someone s power ] 1.) to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for ▪ How could she abandon her own… …
14Hope, John — ▪ American educator born June 2, 1868, Augusta, Ga., U.S. died Feb. 20, 1936, Atlanta, Ga. American educator and advocate of advanced liberal arts instruction for blacks at a time when the opposing views of Booker T. Washington (Washington,… …
15abandon — verb 1 leave sb/sth ADVERB ▪ hastily ▪ The town had been hastily abandoned. PHRASES ▪ abandon sb to their fate ▪ be left abandoned …
16abandon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. relinquish, resign, give up, forgo, surrender, discontinue, waive, abdicate; leave, quit, evacuate, withdraw (from); desert, forsake, maroon, discard, drop; let go, throw up, pull out of, have done …
17abandon — 1. verb /əˈbændən/ a) To give up control of, to surrender. Hope was overthrown, yet could not be abandoned. b) To leave behind, to desert. Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing everyday …
18abandon — I v 1. forsake, desert, leave behind, throw over, jilt, run out on, Inf. leave flat, turn one s back on, Sl. give the deep six; ignore, cut off, neglect, ostracize; leave, depart, quit, go away from, vacate, evacuate. 2. discard, cast off,… …
19abandon — v. & n. v.tr. 1 give up completely or before completion (abandoned hope; abandoned the game). 2 a forsake or desert (a person or a post of responsibility). b leave or desert (a motor vehicle or ship). 3 a give up to another s control or mercy. b… …
20Tour d'abandon — français du XVIIIe siècle Musée de l Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôtel de Miramion (Paris) Un tour d abandon est un lieu où les mères peuvent laisser de manière anonyme leurs bébés, généralement nouveau nés, pour qu ils y soient… …
