释义
[ fawr-seyk ] SHOW IPA
/ fɔrˈseɪk / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), for·sook [fawr-soo k ], /fɔrˈsʊk/, for·sak·en, for·sak·ing. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.).
Origin of forsake First recorded before 900; Middle English forsaken “to deny, reject,” Old English forsacan, equivalent to for- prefix meaning “away, off” + sacan “to dispute”; see for-
SYNONYMS FOR forsake 2 forswear, relinquish, forgo.
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synonym study for forsake 1 . See desert2 .
OTHER WORDS FROM forsake for·sak·er, noun un·for·sak·ing, adjective Words nearby forsake Forrest, Forrestal, Forrest City, Forrester, Forrestier's disease, forsake , forsaken, Forseti, for shame, for short, for show
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Example sentences from the Web for forsake Every hour, the anthem is played, followed by Orthodox priests intoning prayers and beseeching God not to forsake Ukraine.
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But will he be willing to forsake his lucrative gig at Fox News to grind it out on the campaign trail?
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Muhammad assumed this risk because he refused to forsake any opportunity for peace.
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The Kremlin will have little choice but to forsake its mega-projects.
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He understood that to be leisurely is to forsake possibilities, even lives.
Christopher Hitchens Eulogized by Roya Hakakian | Roya Hakakian| December 16, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Yes; but I don't think I've a right to; not to forsake father.
The Lady From The Sea | Henrik Ibsen
If you forsake it and go against it, you reject the authority of God, in doing that which you think he forbids you.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard Baxter
"We've thought sometimes that you were rather inclined to forsake old friends for their sake," said Rhoda.
Abington Abbey | Archibald Marshall
Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable to him.
A Thousand Years of Jewish History | Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
Can the husband, the father, the shepherd, the watchman arise and forsake all?
Sketches of the Covenanters | J. C. McFeeters
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British Dictionary definitions for forsake verb -sakes , -saking , -sook (-ˈsʊk ) or -saken (-ˈseɪkən ) (tr) to abandon
to give up (something valued or enjoyed)
Derived forms of forsake forsaker , noun Word Origin for forsake Old English forsacan
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