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1. (v.t.) forsake
to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert:
to forsake one's family.
2. forsake
to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.); forgo.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME: to deny, reject, OE forsacan (c. OS forsakan, OHG firsahhan))
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| Definition of 'forsake' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) forsake
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
2. (verb) forsake
to renounce; to reject; to refuse
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Sense: to leave alone; to abandon
He was forsaken by his friends.
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 Afrikaans: in die steek gelaat |
 Arabic: يَهْجُر، يَتَخَلّى عن |
 Bulgarian: изоставям |
 Brazilian: abandonar |
 Czech: opustit |
 German: verlassen |
 Danish: forlade; svigte |
 Greek: εγκαταλείπω |
 Spanish: abandonar |
 Estonian: hülgama |
 Farsi: ترک کردن |
 Finnish: hylätä |
 French: abandonner |
 Hebrew: לִנטוֹש |
 Hindi: त्याग देना |
 Croatian: ostaviti, napustiti |
 Hungarian: elhagy |
 Indonesian: meninggalkan |
 Icelandic: yfirgefa, hverfa frá |
 Italian: abbandonare |
 Japanese: 見捨てる |
 Korean: ...을 저버리다, (버리고) 떠나다 |
 Lithuanian: apleisti |
 Latvian: pamest; atstāt |
 Malay: ditinggalkan |
 Dutch: in de steek laten |
 Norwegian: svikte, forlate |
 Polish: porzucić |
 Persian: ترک کردن |
 Pashto: خوشی کول، لاس اخیستل |
 Portuguese: abandonar |
 Romanian: a părăsi, a abandona |
 Russian: покидать |
 Slovak: opustiť |
 Slovenian: zapustiti |
 Serbian: napustiti |
 Swedish: överge, lämna |
 Thai: ละทิ้ง |
 Turkish: terketmek |
 Taiwanese: 拋棄 |
 Ukrainian: покидати |
 Urdu: ترک کر دینا |
 Vietnamese: bỏ rơi; từ bỏ |
 Chinese: 抛弃 |
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