abandoned

[US]/ə'bænd(ə)nd/
[UK]/ə'bændənd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mbadala, poromyo, bila kizuia.
Word Forms
Past Tenseabandoned
Past Participleabandoned

Phrases & Collocations

abandoned land

ardhi iliyoachwa

abandoned mine

shimo la mganda lililoyoachwa

abandoned channel

chaneli iliyoachwa

abandoned well

chemchemi iliyoachwa

Example Sentences

a home for orphan and abandoned boys.

nyumba kwa watoto yatima na waliotolewa.

an abandoned jeep stood in the street.

jeep iliyotolewa ilisimama mitaani.

a wild, abandoned dance.

ngoma pora, iliyotolewa.

hulks of abandoned machinery.

miili za vifaa vya ufundi vilivyotolewa.

it was abandoned long ago.

ilitolewa zamani sana.

The project was abandoned for want of funds.

Mradi ulitolewa kwa kukosa fedha.

abandoned the boat in the shallows.

walitolea meli katika maji duni.

They abandoned the game because of rain.

Walitolea mchezo kwa sababu ya mvua.

He abandoned himself to despair.

Alijitolea kwa uchunguzi.

an abandoned young woman

msichana mchanga aliyetolewa.

They abandoned the project midstream.

Walitolea mradi katikati.

Contemplation was abandoned for action.

Fikra zilitolewa kwa ajili ya hatua.

They abandoned the city to the conqueror.

Walitolea jiji kwa aliyeshinda.

The company have abandoned their takeover bid.

Kampuni zilitolea zabidi yao ya kukubali.

soldiers foraging near an abandoned farm.

wasiojua chakula wakavamia karibu na shamba lililotolewa.

abandoned the search for the missing hiker.

Walitolea utafutaji wa mwandaji aliyechukuliwa.

Real-world Examples

For 35 years our own moon has been abandoned.

Kwa miaka 35, mwezi wetu yenyewe yameachwa.

Source: BBC documentary "The Mystery of the Moon"

Rising out of this area, there is an abandoned, a small abandoned town.

Chakushuka kutoka eneo hili, kuna mji mchakaa, mji mdogo mchakaa.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2015

This man had been abandoned by society.

Mwanamume huyu alikuwa ameachwa na jamii.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

And she says people might be abandoned to robots.

Na yeye anasema watu wanaweza kuachwa kwa roboti.

Source: 6 Minute English

So does he understand that he abandoned you with us?

Je, anaelewa kwamba yeye alikuacha na sisi?

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

Unfortunately, the project was ultimately abandoned.

Kwa bahati mbaya, mradi huo hatimaye uliachwa.

Source: Technology Crash Course

The sanctuary abandoned over 50 years ago.

Hifadhi iliyoachwa zaidi ya miaka 50 iliyopita.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

Ancient Greeks thought of an eclipse as a time when the sun abandoned the earth.

Wagiriki wa kale walidhani kuwa mvuluko ni wakati ambapo jua liliacha dunia.

Source: VOA Special November 2019 Collection

Well, maybe that metahphysical claim I just made should be abandoned.

Vizuri, labda dai la kimetafizikia niliyoiweka hivi karibuni linapaswa kuachwa.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Previous rescue attempts had to be abandoned because of treacherous conditions.

Jaribio za uokoaji za awali zililazimika kuachwa kwa sababu ya hali mbaya.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation January 2014

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