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abandon
Verb
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If you abandon something, you go away from it with no plan to return.
Many teens abandon all chances of a successful future when they drop out of school.
After much thought, they abandoned the idea as being too difficult.
The government abandons after-school programs when money is tight.
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If you abandon something, you give up control of it.
They danced wildly down the street, abandoning themselves to the night and the moon.
The woodcutter and his wife considered abandoning Hansel and Gretel in the forest.
abandon
Noun
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Abandon is a state where you do not control yourself.
In these games, kids shoot and blow each other up with reckless abandon.
The man dove into the pool with reckless abandon.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
product
Noun
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The product is the end result of a process, such as someone's efforts or of a certain situation.
Skill is the product of hours of practice; His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.
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A product is the number you get when you multiply two other numbers.
The product of 2 and 3 is 6.
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A product is a chemical substance that is made as a result of a chemical reaction.