Forsake — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɔːɹsˈeɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/fɔːsˈeɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɔːsˈeɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹsˈeɪk/.

Examples

The mother deserted her children

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

abandon desolate desert

Parts of Speech

verb	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch “The mother deserted her children”

Word Forms

abandonment	noun	withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
forsaking	noun	the act of forsaking
desolation	noun	sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
desertion	noun	withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
deserter	noun	a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verlassen

verlassen Sie jemanden, der Sie braucht oder auf Sie zählt; im Stich lassen

🇫🇷French

abandonner

quitter quelqu'un qui a besoin de vous ou qui compte sur vous ; laisser tomber

🇪🇸Spanish

abandonar

deja a alguien que te necesita o cuenta contigo; dejar plantado

🇮🇹Italian

abbandonare

lascia qualcuno che ha bisogno o conta su di te; lasciare in asso

🇳🇱Dutch

verlaten

laat iemand achter die je nodig heeft of op je rekent; in de steek laten

🇵🇹Portuguese

abandonar

deixe alguém que precisa ou conta com você; deixe na mão

🇷🇺Russian

оставить

оставьте того, кто нуждается в вас или рассчитывает на вас; оставить в беде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

त्यागना

किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को छोड़ दें जिसे आपकी ज़रूरत है या आप पर भरोसा करता है; अधर में छोड़ दो

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিত্যাগ করা

আপনার প্রয়োজন বা নির্ভর করে এমন কাউকে ছেড়ে দিন; মলিনতা ছেড়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

கைவிடு

தேவைப்படும் அல்லது உங்களை நம்பும் ஒருவரை விட்டு விடுங்கள்; தலைமறைவாகி விடு

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిచిపెట్టు

మీకు అవసరమైన లేదా లెక్కించే వ్యక్తిని వదిలివేయండి; వదిలిపెట్టు

🇮🇳Marathi

सोडून देणे

ज्याला तुमची गरज आहे किंवा तुमच्यावर अवलंबून आहे अशा एखाद्याला सोडा; मध्ये सोडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

છોડી દેવું

એવી વ્યક્તિને છોડી દો કે જેને તમારી જરૂર હોય અથવા તમારા પર વિશ્વાસ હોય; સંકોચ છોડી દો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತ್ಯಜಿಸು

ನಿಮಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಎಣಿಸುವ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಿಡಿ; ನಿಶ್ಚಿಂತೆಯಿಂದ ಬಿಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക

നിങ്ങളെ ആവശ്യമുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്ന ഒരാളെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക; വിട്ടുകളയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਗ ਦਿਓ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਛੱਡੋ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ 'ਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਹੈ; ਝੜਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੱਡੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترک کرنا

کسی ایسے شخص کو چھوڑ دو جسے آپ کی ضرورت ہو یا آپ پر اعتماد ہو؛ جھرجھری میں چھوڑ دو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

背叛

离开需要或依赖你的人；陷入困境

🇯🇵Japanese

見捨てる

あなたを必要としている人、または頼りにしている人を残します。ふらふらと立ち去る

🇰🇷Korean

버리다

당신을 필요로 하거나 의지하는 사람을 남겨두십시오. 난처하게 떠나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ bỏ

rời bỏ người cần hoặc trông cậy vào bạn; rời đi trong tình trạng khập khiễng

🇹🇭Thai

ละทิ้ง

ทิ้งคนที่ต้องการหรือพึ่งพาคุณ ทิ้งไว้ในเซถลา

🇮🇩Indonesian

meninggalkan

tinggalkan seseorang yang membutuhkan atau mengandalkan Anda; tinggalkan dalam kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

talikuran

iwanan ang isang taong nangangailangan o umaasa sa iyo; umalis sa gulo

🇲🇾Malay

tinggalkan

tinggalkan seseorang yang memerlukan atau bergantung kepada anda; biarkan dalam kesusahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترك

اترك شخصًا يحتاجك أو يعتمد عليك؛ ترك في مأزق

🇮🇷Persian

رها کردن

کسی را که به شما نیاز دارد یا روی شما حساب می کند را رها کنید. در بیراهه بگذار

🇹🇷Turkish

vazgeçmek

size ihtiyacı olan veya size güvenen birini bırakın; yarı yolda bırakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִזנוֹחַ

לעזוב מישהו שצריך או סומך עליך; לעזוב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'forsake'?

The primary meaning of 'forsake' is 'leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch'.

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Using 'forsake' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'forsake' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'forsake' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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