forsake

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishforsakefor‧sake /fəˈseɪk $ fər-/ verb (past tense forsook /-ˈsʊk/, past participle forsaken /-ˈseɪkən/) [transitive] formal 1 ALLEAVE A RELATIONSHIPto leave someone, especially when you should stay because they need you SYN abandon children forsaken by their parents2 STOP DOING somethingto stop doing, using, or having something that you enjoy SYN give up She will never forsake her vegetarian principles.3 LEAVE A PLACEto leave a place, especially when you do not want to He has forsaken his native Finland to live in Britain. → godforsaken → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusforsake• If Barlaston can be saved, no other major country house need be forsaken.• Disappointed customers and forsaken employees pretty much had to tough it out alone.• They have a certain vibrancy, an eye-catching quality, and they go for impact without forsaking good taste.• Gwendolyn begged Hugo not to forsake her.• More than 80 older men and women have forsaken retirement to help at local schools.• They were as welcoming as ever; a little surprised because they had thought I had forsaken them.• When science forsakes this basis it loses its way.Origin forsake Old English forsacan

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Verb table

forsake

Simple Form

Present

I, you, we, they forsake

he, she, it forsakes

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Past

I, you, he, she, it, we, they forsook

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have forsaken

he, she, it has forsaken

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had forsaken

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will forsake

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have forsaken

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Continuous Form

Present

I am forsaking

he, she, it is forsaking

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you, we, they are forsaking

Past

I, he, she, it was forsaking

you, we, they were forsaking

Present perfect

I, you, we, they have been forsaking

he, she, it has been forsaking

Past perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been forsaking

Future

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be forsaking

Future perfect

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been forsaking

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