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forsake
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for·sake  (fôr-sk, fr-)
tr.v. for·sook (-sk), for·sak·en (-skn), for·sak·ing, for·sakes
1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor.
2. To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.

[Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]

forsake
Verb
[-saking, -sook, -saken]
1. to withdraw support or friendship from
2. to give up (something valued or enjoyed) [Old English forsacan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.forsakeforsake - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"
expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned"
walk out - leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children"
ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover"
maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

forsake
verb 1. desert, leave, abandon, quit, strand, jettison, repudiate, cast off, disown, jilt, throw over, leave in the lurch
verb 2. give up, set aside, relinquish, forgo, kick (informal) yield, surrender, renounce, have done with, stop using, abdicate, stop having, turn your back on, forswear
verb 3. abandon, leave, go away from, take your leave of
Translations
forsake [pt forsook, pp forsaken] [fəˈseɪk, -ˈsuk, -ˈseɪkən] vt (gen) → abandonar [+ plan]; renunciar a

forsake [forsook , pt , forsaken , pp ] [fəˈseɪk, -ˈsuk, -ˈseɪkən] vtabandonner

forsake [fəˈseɪk] [forsook , pt , forsaken , pp ] vtim Stich lassen;
(belief) → aufgeben

forsake [pt forsook, pp forsaken] [fəˈseɪk, -ˈsuk, -ˈseɪkən] vtabbandonare

forsake
v forsake [fəˈseik]
to leave alone; to abandon He was forsaken by his friends. in die steek gelaat يَهْجُر، يَتَخَلّى عن изоставям opustit forlade; svigte verlassen εγκαταλείπω abandonar hülgama ترک کردن hylätä abandonner לִנטוֹש त्याग देना ostaviti, napustiti elhagy meninggalkan yfirgefa, hverfa frá abbandonare 見捨てる 버리다 apleisti pamest; atstāt ditinggalkan in de steek laten svikte, forlate porzucić abandonar a părăsi, a abandona покидать opustiť zapustiti napustiti överge, lämna ละทิ้ง terketmek 拋棄 покидати ترک کر دینا bỏ rơi; từ bỏ


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