Abandon
Abandon verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
Usage example: the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch
Begin
Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Usage example: she began walking to work for exercise
Nearby Word: beginning
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In the backstory of Team Fortress 2, it is tradition of Highland Demolitions Experts to abandon their children at birth until their true skills begin to emerge.
- By the time McBean packs up his operation and leaves, they don't remember who had stars to begin with and who didn't, and thus abandon their prejudices as worthless.
Source: Fantastic Racism / Literature -
This loosens the last bounds of restraint among the new generation of metahumans, who begin to fight one another with abandon.
Source: Comicbook / Kingdom Come
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