Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
Intermediate Dictionary
     
Lookup History
forsake

for·sake

forsake

 
 
pronunciation:
for seIk [or] fr seIk
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: verb
inflections: forsakes, forsaking, forsook, forsaken
definition 1: to leave or desert.
Forsaking his friends, Ron left the playground.
synonyms:
abandon, desert
antonyms:
stick by
similar words:
betray, depart, flee, leave, maroon, quit, turn one's back on
definition 2: to give up or turn away from.
He tried hard to forsake smoking.
synonyms:
abandon, leave off, quit
similar words:
abdicate, drop
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature