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for·sak·en
/
fɔrˈseɪ
kən
/
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[
fawr-
sey
-k
uh
n
]
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verb
1.
past participle of
forsake
.
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adjective
2.
deserted; abandoned; forlorn:
an old, forsaken farmhouse.
Related forms
for·sak·en·ly,
adverb
for·sak·en·ness,
noun
self-for·sak·en,
adjective
un·for·sak·en,
adjective
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for·sake
/
fɔrˈseɪk
/
Show Spelled
[
fawr-
seyk
]
Show IPA
verb (used with object),
for·sook,
for·sak·en,
for·sak·ing.
1.
to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert:
She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
2.
to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.).
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
forsaken
to deny, reject,
Old English
forsacan,
equivalent to
for-
for-
+
sacan
to dispute
Related forms
for·sak·er,
noun
un·for·sak·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
See
desert
2
.
2.
forswear, relinquish, forgo.
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World English Dictionary
forsake
(fəˈseɪk)
—
vb
,
-sakes
,
-saking
,
-sook
,
-saken
1.
to abandon
2.
to give up (something valued or enjoyed)
[Old English
forsacan
]
for'saker
—
n
forsaken
(fəˈseɪkən)
—
vb
1.
the past participle of
forsake
—
adj
2.
completely deserted or helpless; abandoned
for'sakenly
—
adv
for'sakenness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
forsake
O.E. forsacan "decline, refuse," from for- "completely" + sacan "to deny, refuse" (see
sake
).
forsaken
c.1300, pp. of
forsake
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
If he could have seen the wrong, he would have
forsaken
it.
They evidently evolved from well-camouflaged species that must have
forsaken
their protective coloring.
The older, communist ones have been
forsaken
, and their replacements haven't
taken root.
The prevailing view is that acquisitions are a luxury, to be pursued in good
times and
forsaken
in the bad.
Normally, neighboring bees would swoop into
forsaken
hives and steal honey and pollen.
Or that he had
forsaken
the satirical hunt altogether.
When you turn yourself into a commodity you have
forsaken
any possibility of self control.
In the gently rolling landscape of the suburban commuter train, the middle seat is
forsaken
territory.
It has a narrow nationalism that has
forsaken
those values for land and resources.
Secular universities have cynically
forsaken
biblical studies.
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