英语词汇“forsake”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

forsakeforsake /fɚˈseɪk, fɔr-/ verb (past tense forsook /-ˈsʊk/, past participle forsaken /-ˈseɪkən/) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYforsake

Origin: Old English forsacan

VERB TABLE

forsake

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	forsake
	he, she, it	forsakes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	forsook
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have forsaken
	he, she, it	has forsaken
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had forsaken
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will forsake
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have forsaken

Continuous Form
Present	I	am forsaking
	he, she, it	is forsaking
	you, we, they	are forsaking
Past	I, he, she, it	was forsaking
	you, we, they	were forsaking
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been forsaking
	he, she, it	has been forsaking
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been forsaking
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be forsaking
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been forsaking

1formal to stop doing or having something that you enjoy or which is good SYN give up: These men and women have forsaken retirement to help at local schools.2literary to leave someone, especially when you should stay because he or she needs you SYN abandon, desert: He felt that all his friends had forsaken him.3to leave a place, especially when you do not want to: John forsook the farm for the unknown life of the city. → see also godforsaken