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- Dictionaryfor·sak·en/fərˈsākən/
adjective
- 1. abandoned or deserted: "a journey into forgotten and forsaken places"
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forsake suggests an action more likely to bring impoverishment or bereavement to that which is forsaken than its exposure to physical dangers.
Forsaken definition: past participle of forsake. . See examples of FORSAKEN used in a sentence.
(Definition of forsaken from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of forsaken. forsaken. This is assuming the worst and that the religion is forsaken, where violations of individual rights are no longer considered violations or troubling. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Definition of 'forsaken' Word Frequency. forsaken. (fəʳseɪkən ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A forsaken place is not lived in, used, or looked after. [literary] The delta region of the Rio Grande river was a forsaken land of thickets and swamps. ...a forsaken church and a derelict hotel.
1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor. 2. To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage. [Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan; see sāg- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
FORSAKEN meaning: 1. past participle of forsake literary or formal 2. past participle of forsake literary or formal. Learn more.
Forsaken Definition. fərsākən, fôrsākən. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Verb. Suffix. Filter. adjective. Abandoned; desolate; forlorn. Webster's New World. Synonyms: unbeloved. loveless. rejected. neglected. jilted. ignored. lorn. derelict. desolate. forlorn. deserted. abandoned. bereft. Antonyms: wanted.
verb (used with object) , for·sook [fawr-, sook],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.). Synonyms: forgo, relinquish, forswear.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. for•sake (fôr sāk′ ), v.t., -sook, -sak•en, -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.).
Synonyms for FORSAKEN: deserted, abandoned, disused, desolate, derelict, vacant, rejected, forgotten; Antonyms of FORSAKEN: saved, redeemed, reclaimed, recovered, restored, salvaged, retrieved, rescued.
