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to desert
01
to abandon a person or an organization when they are in need or at a critical moment
Transitive: to desert sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
desert
3rd person singular
deserts
Present participle
deserting
Past simple
deserted
Past participle
deserted
Examples
She felt utterly betrayed when her closest colleagues deserted her in the midst of the company's crisis.
02
to abandon or leave a place, typically suddenly or without intending to return
Transitive: to desert a place
Examples
The once bustling town was deserted after the gold rush ended.
03
to leave the army, navy, etc. without permission or without fulfilling one's obligations
Transitive: to desert a military duty
Examples
Many soldiers deserted their posts during the war, seeking safety elsewhere.
Desert
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
deserts
Examples
At night, the desert can become very cold.
02
a person's deserved or earned reward or punishment
Examples
He received his just desert for years of hard work.
Lexical Tree
deserted
desertion
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