abandon

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Abandon' means to leave something or someone with no plan to return or revisit. It's like leaving an old job and not planning to ever come back.

Examples in Different Contexts

In social projects, organizers might abandon an approach if it isn't effective. A consultant might state, 'We decided to abandon the previous strategy as it wasn't making the desired impact.'

Practice Scenarios

Impact

Scenario:

We are not seeing any substantive changes in our impact metrics after our recent strategies. Do we need to rethink our approach?

Response:

Looking at the statistical data, it appears we might need to abandon our current strategy to achieve better results.

Creative

Scenario:

The new design concept isn't resonating with our target audience. It's time to reconsider our approach.

Response:

I agree. Maybe it's time we abandon this design direction and explore more effective approaches.