Leaving vs Abandoning - What's the difference?
leaving | abandoning |
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
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An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
* {{quote-book, 1842, Richard Oastler, The Fleet Papers, page=306, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA306, volume=2
, passage=Their sensuality—
* {{quote-book, 1985, Annette Baier, Postures of the Mind, page=174, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=TqM06XDFpAIC&pg=PA174, isbn=0816613265, chapter=Frankena and Hume on Points of View
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* {{quote-book, 2003, Susan Peterson, The Craft and Art of Clay, edition=4th ed., page=315, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=PAZR-A9Ra6EC&pg=RA1-PA315, isbn=1856693546
, passage=We live in time and through it, we build our huts in its ruins and we cannot afford all these abandonings .}}
As verbs the difference between leaving and abandoning
is that leaving is while abandoning is .As a noun abandoning is
an act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect.leaving
English
(wikipedia leaving)Verb
(head)The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
Anagrams
* *abandoning
English
Verb
(head)- Many have been abandoning their homes due to the violence. (progressive)
- Their abandoning their homes means no tax revenues for the county. (gerund)
- An abandoning husband can be a precursor to bankruptcy. (participial adjective)
