Forsake: meaning, definitions and examples
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forsake
[ fษrหseษชk ]
abandon
To renounce or turn away from entirely. To give up or leave someone or something entirely. To desert or leave in a difficult situation.
Synonyms
abandon, desert, leave, renounce
Examples of usage
- He forsook his family and went off to start a new life.
- She felt forsaken by her friends when they stopped talking to her.
- The soldiers were forsaken by their commander in the midst of battle.
Translations
Translations of the word "forsake" in other languages:
๐ต๐น abandonar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเฅเคฏเคพเคเคจเคพ (tyaagna)
๐ฉ๐ช aufgeben
๐ฎ๐ฉ meninggalkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะพะบะธะดะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ porzuciฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆจใฆใ (suteru)
๐ซ๐ท abandonner
๐ช๐ธ abandonar
๐น๐ท terk etmek
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฒ๋ฆฌ๋ค (beorida)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุฎูู ุนู (takhalla ean)
๐จ๐ฟ opustit
๐ธ๐ฐ opustiลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๆพๅผ (fร ngqรฌ)
๐ธ๐ฎ opustiti
๐ฎ๐ธ yfirgefa
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะฐััะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแขแแแแแ (datoveba)
๐ฆ๐ฟ tษrk etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ abandonar
Word origin
The word 'forsake' originated from the Old English word 'forsacan', which meant 'to refuse, reject, or deny'. Over time, the meaning evolved to represent the act of abandoning or deserting someone or something. The term has been used in various literary works and religious texts to convey the idea of turning away from or giving up on someone or something.
See also: sake.