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for·sake

(fôr-sāk′, fər-)

tr.v. for·sook (-so͝ok′), for·sak·en (-sā′kən), for·sak·ing, for·sakes

1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor.

2. To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.

[Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan; see sāg- in Indo-European roots.]

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forsake

(fəˈseɪk)

vb (tr) , -sakes, -saking, -sook (-ˈsʊk) or -saken (-ˈseɪkən)

1. to abandon

2. to give up (something valued or enjoyed)

[Old English forsacan]

forˈsaker n

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for•sake

(fɔrˈseɪk)

v.t. -sook, -sak•en, -sak•ing.

1. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: to forsake one's family.

2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.); forgo.

[before 900; Middle English: to deny, reject, Old English forsacan (c. Old Saxon forsakan, Old High German firsahhan)]

for•sak′er, n.

forsake

Past participle: forsaken
Gerund: forsaking

Imperative
forsake
forsake

Present
I forsake
you forsake
he/she/it forsakes
we forsake
you forsake
they forsake

Preterite
I forsook
you forsook
he/she/it forsook
we forsook
you forsook
they forsook

Present Continuous
I am forsaking
you are forsaking
he/she/it is forsaking
we are forsaking
you are forsaking
they are forsaking

Present Perfect
I have forsaken
you have forsaken
he/she/it has forsaken
we have forsaken
you have forsaken
they have forsaken

Past Continuous
I was forsaking
you were forsaking
he/she/it was forsaking
we were forsaking
you were forsaking
they were forsaking

Past Perfect
I had forsaken
you had forsaken
he/she/it had forsaken
we had forsaken
you had forsaken
they had forsaken

Future
I will forsake
you will forsake
he/she/it will forsake
we will forsake
you will forsake
they will forsake

Future Perfect
I will have forsaken
you will have forsaken
he/she/it will have forsaken
we will have forsaken
you will have forsaken
they will have forsaken

Future Continuous
I will be forsaking
you will be forsaking
he/she/it will be forsaking
we will be forsaking
you will be forsaking
they will be forsaking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been forsaking
you have been forsaking
he/she/it has been forsaking
we have been forsaking
you have been forsaking
they have been forsaking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been forsaking
you will have been forsaking
he/she/it will have been forsaking
we will have been forsaking
you will have been forsaking
they will have been forsaking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been forsaking
you had been forsaking
he/she/it had been forsaking
we had been forsaking
you had been forsaking
they had been forsaking

Conditional
I would forsake
you would forsake
he/she/it would forsake
we would forsake
you would forsake
they would forsake

Past Conditional
I would have forsaken
you would have forsaken
he/she/it would have forsaken
we would have forsaken
you would have forsaken
they would have forsaken

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Verb

forsake - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

desert, desolate, abandon

leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left 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 - forsake; "ditch a lover"

maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"

forsake

verb

1. desert, leave, abandon, quit, strand, jettison, repudiate, cast off, disown, jilt, throw over, leave in the lurch I still love him and would never forsake him.

2. give up, set aside, relinquish, forgo, kick (informal), yield, surrender, renounce, have done with, stop using, abdicate, stop having, turn your back on, forswear She forsook her notebook for new technology.

3. abandon, leave, go away from, take your leave of He has no plans to forsake the hills.

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forsake

verb

To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again:

abandon, desert, leave, quit, throw over.

Idioms: run out on, walk out on.

Translations

يَهْجُر، يَتَخَلّى عن

opustit

forladesvigte

verlassen

abandonar

hylätä

abandonner délaisser livrer quitter

yfirgefa, hverfa frá

abbandonare lasciare

apleisti

atstātpamest

terketmek

forsake

[fəˈseɪk] (forsook (pt) (forsaken (pp))) VT (= abandon) → abandonar; (= give up) [+ plan] → renunciar a; [+ belief] → renegar de

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forsake

[fə^rˈseɪk] [forsook] [fə^rˈsʊk] (pt) [forsaken] [fə^rˈseɪk^ən] (pp) vt → abandonner

forsake

pret <forsook> ptp <forsaken>

vt → verlassen; bad habits → aufgeben, entsagen (+dat) (geh); his charm never forsakes him → sein Charme lässt ihn nie im Stich

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forsake

[fəˈseɪk] (forsook (pt) (forsaken (pp))) vt (person) → abbandonare; (place) → lasciare

forsake

(fəˈseik) – past tense forsook (fəˈsuk) : past participle forˈsaken – verb

to leave alone; to abandon. He was forsaken by his friends.

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One morning, being very sad, I opened the Bible upon these words, "I will never, never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Immediately it occurred that these words were to me; why else should they be directed in such a manner, just at the moment when I was mourning over my condition, as one forsaken of God and man?

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Yet I shall go hence in peace, my children, if you will promise always to love each other, and never to forsake your youngest brother.

Scarcely eight moons had passed when, just as he had said, the wife went forth, and followed her husband; but before leaving her children she bade the two elder ones think of their promise never to forsake the younger, for he was a child, and weak.

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One only, Wiglaf was his name, would not forsake his liege lord.

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Julius Caesar took Pompey unprovided, and laid asleep his industry and preparations, by a fame that he cunningly gave out: Caesar's own soldiers loved him not, and being wearied with the wars, and laden with the spoils of Gaul, would forsake him, as soon as he came into Italy.

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The very "marks" on the bottom of a piece of rare crockery are able to throw me into a gibbering ecstasy; and I could forsake a drowning relative to help dispute about whether the stopple of a departed Buon Retiro scent-bottle was genuine or spurious.

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They would gather round her in the porch, before and after service; young children would cluster at her skirts; and aged men and women forsake their gossips, to give her kindly greeting.

Sure as the morning came, it found him lingering near the house to ask if she were well; and, morning, noon, or night, go where she would, he would forsake his playmates and his sports to bear her company.

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His feelings are forever on the stretch; and when he begins to sink into repose, he finds himself obliged to quit that on which he rests in pleasure for something new, which again engages his attention, and which also he forsakes for other novelties.

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He said opposition should forsake the politics of chaos .

Opposition should forsake the politics of chaos : Usman Buzdar

'At least our case has not become so bad that we now have to sleep in the graveyard,' stressing that Nigeria has every reason to thank God, warning that instead of murmuring about the nation's challenges, Nigerians should diligently seek God's face in prayer, forsake evil ways and the Lord will heal and restore the nation's glory'.

Nobody can solve Nigeria's challenges -Adeboye

Of these, the fourth has stirred some controversy that led to questions like: Did God forsake Jesus?