Definitions for forsake
fɔrˈseɪkfor·sake

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. abandon, forsake, desolate, desertverb

   leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

   "The mother deserted her children"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forsakeverb

   To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To FORSAKEverb

   preter. forsook; part. pass. forsook, or forsaken.

   Etymology: versaeken, Dutch.

   1. To leave in resentment, neglect, or dislike.

   ’Twas now the time when first Saul God forsook,
   God Saul; the room in’s heart wild passions took. Abraham Cowley.

   Orestes comes in time
   To save your honour: Pyrrhus cools apace;
   Prevent his falshood, and forsake him first:
   I know you hate him. Ambrose Philips, Distrest Mother.

   Daughter of Jove! whose arms in thunder wield
   Th’ avenging bolt, and shake the dreadful shield,
   Forsook by thee, in vain I sought thy aid. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. To leave; to go away from; to depart from.

   Unwilling I forsook your friendly state,
   Commanded by the gods, and forc’d by fate. John Dryden, Æn.

   3. To desert; to fail.

   Truth, modesty, and shame the world forsook;
   Fraud, avarice, and force their places took. John Dryden, Ovid.

   When ev’n the flying sails were seen no more,
   Forsaken of all sight she left the shore. Dryden.

   Their purple majesty,
   And all those outward shows which we call greatness,
   Languish and droop, seem empty and forsaken,
   And draw the wond’ring gazers eyes no more. Nicholas Rowe.

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1. forsake

   To forsake means to abandon, desert or give up on something or someone, particularly in a time of need, or to completely stop doing or using something. It involves leaving or quitting something without intending to return or revisit. It is often associated with neglecting, renouncing, or rejecting responsibilities or relationships.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forsakeverb

   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. Forsakeverb

   to renounce; to reject; to refuse

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. Forsake

   We got tired of wet, ruined sneakers. So we built our own. It’s like your hiking boots and dancing shoes had a love child. In stores and online August 1st.www.forsake.co @forsakeco facebook.com/forsakeco

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forsake in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forsake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of forsake in a Sentence

1. David Rehr:

   The reality has always been that these PACs related to business interest groups will never forsake their economic interests for any other higher virtue.

2. Jean de La Bruyère:

   As favor and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.

3. Yoram Ettinger:

   We see today on the streets in big cities in America defacing all monuments, defacing American history, disregard for American history, you disregard your past, you basically forsake your future because the only responsible way to confront the future, to advance in the future is by relying on, by studying your past, and American past and core element has been Judeo-Christian values.

4. Bible, Old Testament:

   Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.

5. Israeli Ambassador Yoram Ettinger:

   We see today on the streets in big cities in America defacing all monuments, defacing American history, disregard for American history, you disregard your past you basically forsake your future because the only responsible way to confront the future, to advance in the future is by relying on, by studying your past and American past and core element has been Judeo-Christian values.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forsake
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forsake
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=forsake
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forsake
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=forsake
7. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/forsake