abandon

/əˈbændən/

Syllables a·ban·don

Stress a-BAN-don

Phonics Breakdown

a

/ə/

schwa

ban

/bæn/

short a

don

/dən/

schwa

Meaning

to leave someone or something completely; to give up

Sound Reference

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a=/ə/(about) + ban=/bæn/(banana) + don=/dən/(London)

Example

They had to abandon the old building.