forsake
Meaning of forsake
verb
- abandon or leave.
he would never forsake Tara
Old English forsacan ‘renounce, refuse’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch verzaken, and ultimately to for- and sake1.
Information about forsake
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of forsake is: forsakes.
- Languages in which forsake is used:
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Hyphenation of forsake
for-sake
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- forsake is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
forsake synonyms
Meaning abandon:
Meaning abandon (a spouse or partner):
Meaning leave (a place), usually permanently:
Meaning fail to show due affection or concern for (someone); rebuff:
Meaning refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with:
Meaning suddenly reject or abandon (a lover):
Meaning leave (someone) without the means to move from somewhere:
Meaning expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy:
Meaning stop associating with:
Meaning abandon or desert (someone):
Meaning end a relationship with (someone) peremptorily:
Meaning end a relationship with (a partner):
Meaning having been deserted or left:
Meaning (of a place) empty of people:
Meaning left without the means to move from somewhere:
Meaning get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable:
Meaning persistently avoided, ignored, or rejected:
Meaning reject or abandon (a cause, bad habit, or way of life):
Meaning having fallen or been allowed to fall vertically:
Meaning (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements:
Meaning lacking any merit or attraction:
Meaning (of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant:
Meaning far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote:
Meaning (of a place) isolated and hidden away:
Meaning sad because one has no friends or company:
Meaning done or existing alone:
Meaning in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect:
Meaning depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive:
Meaning pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely:
Meaning (especially of a place or prospect) not attractive:
Meaning gloomy; depressing:
Meaning causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection:
Meaning feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy:
Translation of forsake
- German: verlassen
- Spanish: dejar, abandonar, desamparar
- French: abandonner, quiter
- Italian: abbandonare
- Portuguese: abandonar
Words that rhyme with forsake
sake, Godsake, gudesake, namesake, keepsake, reforsake
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