C1verbrelationshipspolitics
US/dɪˈzɜːrt/
UK/dɪˈzɜːt/
to leave a person or place and not come back, especially when you should stay
More often (noun): a large, dry area of land with very few plants
In context
He deserted his wife and children and moved abroad.
By midnight, the streets of the old town were completely deserted.
Several soldiers deserted the army during the long war.
Words that go with desert
verb + preposition
- deserted byShe was deserted by her husband when the baby was born.
adverb + verb
- completely desertedThe beach was completely deserted in the rain.
- almost desertedThe office was almost deserted on the day before Tet.
verb + noun
- desert the armyHe was jailed for trying to desert the army.
- desert your postIf you desert your post, you will face a military court.