forsaken
[ fawr-sey-kuhn ]
verb
past participle of forsake.
adjective
deserted; abandoned; forlorn: an old, forsaken farmhouse.
Origin of forsaken
1First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective
Other words from forsaken
- for·sak·en·ly, adverb
- for·sak·en·ness, noun
- self-for·sak·en, adjective
- un·for·sak·en, adjective
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How to use forsaken in a sentence
In them all, more or less visibly, man grasps at the one thing needful—self forsaken, God laid hold of.
Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry Ward
British Dictionary definitions for forsaken
forsaken
/ (fəˈseɪkən) /
verb
the past participle of forsake
adjective
completely deserted or helpless; abandoned
Derived forms of forsaken
- forsakenly, adverb
- forsakenness, noun
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