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- DictionaryFor·sak·en/fərˈsākən/
adjective
- 1. abandoned or deserted: "a journey into forgotten and forsaken places"
The meaning of FORSAKE is to renounce or turn away from entirely. How to use forsake in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forsake.
Forsaken definition: past participle of forsake. . See examples of FORSAKEN used in a sentence.
(Definition of forsaken from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of forsaken. forsaken. This is assuming the worst and that the religion is forsaken, where violations of individual rights are no longer considered violations or troubling. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
They agreed that it was unpredictability: even if someone had planned time off on a given night, that could be quickly forsaken if something came up. From Fast Company His precious gift to the world was completely forsaken and his divine beauty unappreciated by those who refused to bear joyful witness to a life of honesty.
forsaken. (fəʳseɪkən ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A forsaken place is not lived in, used, or looked after. [literary] The delta region of the Rio Grande river was a forsaken land of thickets and swamps. ...a forsaken church and a derelict hotel.
1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor. 2. To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage. [Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan; see sāg- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
When someone is forsaken, they are left behind or cast aside, often resulting in feelings of loneliness, despair, and abandonment. It implies a deliberate choice to sever ties or disregard any obligations or responsibilities.
