for·sake
verb/fəˈseɪk/
/fərˈseɪk/
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they forsake | /fəˈseɪk/ /fərˈseɪk/ |
| he / she / it forsakes | /fəˈseɪks/ /fərˈseɪks/ |
| past simple forsook | /fəˈsʊk/ /fərˈsʊk/ |
| past participle forsaken | /fəˈseɪkən/ /fərˈseɪkən/ |
| -ing form forsaking | /fəˈseɪkɪŋ/ /fərˈseɪkɪŋ/ |
- forsake somebody/something (for somebody/something) to leave somebody/something, especially when you have a responsibility to stay
抛弃，遗弃，离开（尤指不履行责任） - He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.
他明确地向妻子说，永远不离开她。
- He had made it clear to his wife that he would never forsake her.
- forsake something (for somebody/something) to stop doing something, or leave something, especially something that you enjoy
摒弃，离开（尤指喜爱的事物） - She forsook the glamour of the city and went to live in the wilds of Scotland.
她抛开城市的绚烂，去苏格兰荒原居住。
see also godforsaken - She forsook the glamour of the city and went to live in the wilds of Scotland.
Word OriginOld English forsacan ‘renounce, refuse’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch verzaken, and ultimately to for- and sake1.