forsake

Meanings

• Verb

  To give up or abandon (something or someone); forsake a claim or right; desert or forsake a cause, a belief, or a person.

  - "After years of hard work, he finally decided to forsake his dream of becoming a doctor."
  - "Many people forsake their faith during times of crisis."
  - "She forsook her family to marry a wealthy man."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with forsake
ake , bake , cake , fake , hake , jake , lake , make , rake , sake , take

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Forsake (English) : To give up or abandon
   

2. Forsake (Scots) : To make or cause to make a mistake or error
   

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Variants

List of all variants of forsake that leads to same result
forsake , forsaken , forsakes , forsaking , forsook , art for art's sake , for goodness' sake , for heaven's sake , for old times' sake , for simplicity's sake , for the sake of appearances , for the sake of it , just for the sake of it , for the sake of simplicity

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Forms

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past tense: forsook, past participle: forsaken, gerund: forsaking

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Etymology

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Old English forsacan: for 'off' + sacan 'to abandon, desert'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'forsake' appears 21 times in the King James Version of the Bible.

2. The term 'forsake not' appears 13 times in the Book of Psalms.

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Related Concepts

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1. Abandon: The act of giving up completely; forsake is a synonym of abandon.

2. Desert: To leave someone or something behind; forsake can mean to desert, but it can also mean to give up or abandon more generally.

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Culture

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In literature, 'forsake' has been used to depict the abandonment of values, beliefs, or relationships. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'King Lear', the title character forsakes his duties as a king and is ultimately betrayed by his children.

How to Memorize "forsake"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person giving up on something they once cared about deeply, such as a hobby or a relationship.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of giving up or abandoning something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'Forsake' starts with the same letter as 'Forget' and 'Forswear'.

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