Use the words depart, quit, abandon, resign

[MrOemen]

English Synonym, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #62 "Synonyms for quit", question 9

Why did Jason ......... his wife?

(a) depart
(b) quit
(c) abandon
(d) resign

English Synonym, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #62 "Synonyms for quit", answer 9

Why did Jason abandon his wife?

Correct answer: (c) abandon
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Please, could you explain me when we are use word depart, quit, abandon, resign

MrOemen

[Conchita]

To depart is to go away: the plane was ready to depart.

To quit is informal for ‘to leave’: he quit the room. To quit your job means to resign. If you’ve been given notice to quit, you have been told you must leave your house/flat. Quit also means to stop in informal American English: quit making that noise!

To abandon means to leave in the sense of giving up: the crew abandoned the sinking ship; I’ve had to abandon the idea of becoming a farmer.

To resign has the specific sense of giving up a job: she resigned and bought a farm.

[Pegaso]

Hi!

Whats the reason why some english verbs are also existing in french?

karlo