forsaking

fərˈseɪkɪŋ

Definition

Definition of forsaking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

separation

Dated

leaving or giving up someone or something important

Dated

His forsaking of his family shocked everyone.

abandonment

desertion

renunciation

Adjective

abandonment

Dated

leaving someone or something behind

Dated

The forsaking friend left without a word.

abandoning

deserting

renouncing

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Origin of forsaking

Old English, 'forsacan' (renounce)

Examples of forsaking in a sentence

The novel explores his forsaking of childhood comforts.
The forsaking parent never returned home.
In the forsaking moment, he chose solitude.

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French:abandon, abandonnant, ...
German:Verlassen, verlassen, ...
Italian:abbandono, che ha abbandonato, ...
Spanish:abandono, abandonador, ...
Portuguese:abandono, desertor, ...
Chinese:放弃, 抛弃的, ...
Japanese:見捨てること, 見捨てた, ...
Arabic:التخلي, مُتَخَلٍ, ...
Hebrew:נְטִישָׁה, נָטוּשׁ, ...
Russian:отказ, оставляющий, ...
Ukrainian:відмова, покинутий, ...
Hindi:त्याग, त्यागी, ...
Bengali:ত্যাগ, ত্যাগী, ...
Catalan:abandó, abandonador, ...
Czech:opuštění, opuštějící, ...
Danish:forsagelse, forladende, ...
Dutch:verlating, verlaten, ...
Greek:εγκατάλειψη, εγκαταλείποντας, ...
Hungarian:elhagyás, elhagyó, ...
Khmer:ការបោះបង់ចោល, បោះបង់ចោល, ...
Korean:버림, 버림받은, ...
Persian:ترک کردن, ترک‌کننده, ...
Polish:porzucenie, opuszczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):abandono, abandonador, ...
Romanian:renunțare, abandonat, ...
Swedish:övergivande, ...
Thai:การละทิ้ง, ละทิ้ง, ...
Turkish:terk etme, terk eden, ...
Vietnamese:từ bỏ, bỏ mặc, ...

forsake

fəˈseɪk

forsakenforsook

Definition of forsake - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

renunciation

Dated

give up something valued or enjoyed

Dated

She decided to forsake her career for motherhood.

abandon

relinquish

renounce

abandonment

Dated

abandon someone who needs you

Dated

He promised never to forsake his family.

abandon

desert

leave

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Origin of forsake

Old English, forsacan (renounce)

Examples of forsake in a sentence

They decided to forsake their old habits.
She felt forsaken by her closest friends.
He chose to forsake his responsibilities.

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French:renoncer, délaisser, ...
German:aufgeben, verlassen, ...
Italian:rinunciare, rinunciare a, ...
Spanish:abandonar, desamparar, ...
Portuguese:abandonar, desamparar, ...
Chinese:放弃, 遗弃, ...
Japanese:諦める, 見捨てる, ...
Arabic:تَرَكَ, يَتَخَلَّى, ...
Hebrew:לְוַתֵּר, לִנְטוֹשׁ, ...
Russian:отказываться, оставлять, ...
Ukrainian:відмовитися, залишати, ...
Hindi:त्यागना, त्याग देना, ...
Bengali:ত্যাগ করা, পরিত্যাগ করা, ...
Catalan:abandonar, desemparar, ...
Czech:zříci se, zavrhnout, ...
Danish:opgive, forlade, ...
Dutch:opgeven, in de steek laten, ...
Greek:εγκαταλείπω, αποχωρίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:lemondani, cserbenhagyni, ...
Khmer:លះបង់, បោះបង់ចោល, ...
Korean:포기하다, 떠나다, ...
Persian:رها کرد, تنها گذاشت, ...
Polish:porzucić, porzucać, ...
Portuguese (BR):abrir mão, deixar, ...
Romanian:a renunța, ...
Swedish:överge, svika, ...
Thai:ละทิ้ง, ทอดทิ้ง, ...
Turkish:bırakmak, terk etmek, ...
Vietnamese:từ bỏ, bỏ rơi, ...

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Definition of forsaking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of forsaking

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