Definition of forsake Forsake
/fɔɹsejˈk/ - [forseyk] - for•sake
We found 7 definitions of forsake from 6 different sources.
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What does forsake mean?
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| forsake - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" | ||
| abandon, desolate, desert | ||
| leave leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park 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 crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane" | ||
| maroon, strand leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- forsake (Verb)
To abandon, to give up, to leave permanently, to renounce.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forsake (v. t.)
To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. - forsake (v. t.)
To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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forsake
To leave someone who needs or counts on you.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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forsake
for-sāk′, v.t. to desert: to abandon:—pr.p. forsāk′ing; pa.t. forsook′; pa.p. forsāk′en.—adj. Forsāk′en.—adv. Forsāk′enly.—ns. Forsāk′enness; Forsāk′ing, abandonment. [A.S. forsacan—for-, away, sacan, to strive.]
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🔤- forsake, verb, present, 1st person singular of forsake (infinitive).
- forsake, verb (infinitive).
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