forsake

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/

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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） synonym abandon
- 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。
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） synonym renounce
- 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。