leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
“The mother deserted her children”
Word Forms
forsake
verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon
verb
give up with the intent of never claiming again
desert
verb
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
abandonment
noun
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
forsaking
noun
the act of forsaking
desolation
noun
sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
desertion
noun
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
deserter
noun
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
aufgeben
der Akt des Aufgebens
🇫🇷French
abandonner
l'acte d'abandonner
🇪🇸Spanish
abandonando
el acto de abandonar
🇮🇹Italian
abbandonando
l'atto di abbandonare
🇳🇱Dutch
verzaking
de daad van het verzaken
🇵🇹Portuguese
abandonar
o ato de abandonar
🇷🇺Russian
оставление
акт оставления
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निर्जन
त्यागने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
পরিত্যাগ
ত্যাগের কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
கைவிடுதல்
கைவிடும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
విడిచిపెట్టడం
విడిచిపెట్టే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
सोडून देणे
सोडून देण्याची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
છોડી દેવું
છોડી દેવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವುದು
ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു
ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛੱਡਣਾ
ਤਿਆਗਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
ترک کرنا
ترک کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
抛弃
放弃的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
見捨てる
捨てるという行為
🇰🇷Korean
버림
버리는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự từ bỏ
hành động từ bỏ
🇹🇭Thai
การละทิ้ง
การกระทำของการละทิ้ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
meninggalkan
tindakan meninggalkan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtalikod
ang gawa ng pagtalikod
🇲🇾Malay
meninggalkan
perbuatan meninggalkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التخلي
فعل التخلي
🇮🇷Persian
رها کردن
عمل ترک کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
vazgeçmek
vazgeçme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
נוטשים
פעולת הנטישה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'forsaking'?
The primary meaning of 'forsaking' is 'the act of forsaking'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'forsaking' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'forsaking' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'forsaking' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'forsaking' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'forsaking' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'forsaking' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'forsaking' in regular conversations?
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