abandon, desert, forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection. desert implies that the object left may …

FORSAKE definition: to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert. See examples of forsake used in a sentence.

FORSAKE definition: 1. to leave someone for ever, especially when they need you: 2. to stop doing or having something…. Learn more.

If you forsake someone, you leave them when you should have stayed, or you stop helping them or looking after them.

for•sake (fɔrˈseɪk) v.t. -sook, -sak•en, -sak•ing. 1. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: to forsake one's family. 2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.); forgo.

Dec 11, 2025 · forsake (imperative forsak, present tense forsaker, simple past and past participle forsaka or forsaket, present participle forsakende) to give up, relinquish to denounce (the devil)

Definition of forsake verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. forsake somebody/something (for somebody/something) to leave somebody/something, especially …

All my friends have forsaken [= abandoned] me. She forsook [= left] acting for a teaching career.

To forsake another person is to leave them entirely, usually in a moment of need. Forsake may mean simply giving something up, such as a way of life or a homeland, for something better or …

The verb forsake means To abandon or renounce something or someone, often in a deliberate or permanent manner.