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forsake

for·sake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-seyk]
    • /fɔrˈseɪk/
    • /fɔːˈseɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-seyk]
    • /fɔrˈseɪk/

Definitions of forsake word

  • verb with object forsake to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific. 1
  • verb with object forsake to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.). 1
  • noun forsake Abandon (someone or something). 1
  • transitive verb forsake give up 1
  • transitive verb forsake abandon 1
  • verb forsake If you forsake someone, you leave them when you should have stayed, or you stop helping them or looking after them. 0

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Origin of forsake

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English forsaken to deny, reject, Old English forsacan, equivalent to for- for- + sacan to dispute

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Parts of speech for Forsake

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

forsake popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

forsake usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for forsake

verb forsake

  • relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • quit — to stop, cease, or discontinue: She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house.
  • spurn — to reject with disdain; scorn.
  • renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.

Antonyms for forsake

verb forsake

  • claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
  • go back — return
  • revert — to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.

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