🇬🇧 Abandoned meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If something is abandoned, it has been left all alone and nobody is taking care of it anymore, like a toy forgotten under the bed or a house that no one lives in and everyone has forgotten about.

The abandoned cereal bowl on the table turned its milk into something that might legally be a new species.

The abandoned umbrella in the lost-and-found is just waiting for the next rainy day to feel important again.

I opened my backpack and found an abandoned banana that had turned into a very dramatic raisin.

My abandoned homework sat in my backpack, screaming, “Why have you forsaken me?” while I played video games.

The abandoned sandwich in my lunchbox grew so weird it looked ready to apply for its own passport.

On a cold day a girl saw an abandoned cat by an abandoned car. The abandoned cat slept on the car seat. The girl touched the abandoned cat's paw and felt sad. She carried the cat to her small warm room. The abandoned cat blinked and purred; the girl smiled.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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