What is "forsake" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 01-06-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does forsake mean in English? Meaning of forsake definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "forsake" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "forsake": leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Verb

  • Meaning: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  • Example: The mother deserted her children
  • Synonyms: abandon desert desolate forsake
  • Hyponyms: ditch expose maroon strand walk out
  • Hypernyms: leave
  • Synonyms:

    relinquish, quit, spurn, renounce, repudiate, forgo, forswear, disown, jettison, disclaim, abdicate, jilt, yield, leave, resign, surrender, desert, cast off, throw over, walk out on, set aside, drift away, give up, have done with, kiss goodbye, leave flat, leave high and dry, run out on, show the door, take the oath, change one's tune, wash one's hands of,

    Antonyms:

    claim, go back, revert, keep, continue, allow, approve, hold, maintain, rediscover, return,

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