forsake
11forsake — UK [fə(r)ˈseɪk] / US [fərˈseɪk] verb [transitive] Word forms forsake : present tense I/you/we/they forsake he/she/it forsakes present participle forsaking past tense forsook UK [fə(r)ˈsʊk] / US [fərˈsʊk] past participle forsaken UK [fə(r)ˈseɪkən] …
12forsake — /fəˈseɪk / (say fuh sayk) verb (t) (forsook, forsaken, forsaking) 1. to desert or abandon: forsake one s friends. 2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.). {Middle English forsake(n), Old English forsacan deny, give up, from for for …
13forsake — for|sake [fəˈseık US fər ] v past tense forsook [ ˈsuk] past participle forsaken [ ˈseıkən] [T] formal [: Old English; Origin: forsacan] 1.) to leave someone, especially when you should stay because they need you = ↑abandon ▪ children forsaken by …
14forsake — verb, literary 1) he forsook his wife Syn: abandon, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one s back on, cast aside, break (up) with; jilt, strand, leave stranded, leave in the lurch, throw over; informal walk out on, run out on …
15forsake — for•sake [[t]fɔrˈseɪk[/t]] v. t. sook, sak•en, sak•ing 1) to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: to forsake one s family[/ex] 2) to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.); forgo • Etymology: bef. 900; ME: to deny, reject, OE… …
16forsake — transitive verb (forsook; forsaken; forsaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forsacan, from for + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law more at sake Date: before 12th century to renounce or turn away from entirely …
17forsake — forsaker, n. /fawr sayk /, v.t., forsook, forsaken, forsaking. 1. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific. 2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.). [bef. 900; ME… …
18forsake — verb /foɻˈseɪk/ To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce …
19forsake — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, back out, be unfaithful, beg off, break faith, cast off, chuck, cry off, deny, depart, depart from, desert, discard, drop out, evacuate, fail, flee, forgo, forswear, give up, go back on, have done… …
20forsake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. desert, abandon; renounce, quit, forswear. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To abandon] Syn. desert, leave, quit; see abandon 2 . 2. [To relinquish] Syn. renounce, give up, surrender; see …
