Collocations for abandon - verb

hastily
The village had been hastily abandoned.

be found/left abandoned
The car was found abandoned in a nearby town.

altogether, completely, entirely, totally
The government does not propose to abandon the project altogether.

effectively, largely, virtually
This principle has now been effectively abandoned.

simply
Traditional policies were simply abandoned.

formally | quickly | quietly
The plans for reform were quietly abandoned.

temporarily | voluntarily

be forced to | decide to

for
He abandoned the army for politics.

in favour of
She abandoned teaching career in favour of sport.