释义 |
forsakefor‧sake /fəˈseɪk $ fər-/ verb (past tense forsook /-ˈsʊk/, past participle forsaken /-ˈseɪkən/) [transitive] formal  forsakeOrigin: Old English forsacan VERB TABLEforsake |
Present | I, you, we, they | forsake | | he, she, it | forsakes | 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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Present | I | am forsaking | | he, she, it | is forsaking | | 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 |
- Gwendolyn begged Hugo not to forsake her.
- More than 80 older men and women have forsaken retirement to help at local schools.
- Disappointed customers and forsaken employees pretty much had to tough it out alone.
- If Barlaston can be saved, no other major country house need be forsaken.
- They have a certain vibrancy, an eye-catching quality, and they go for impact without forsaking good taste.
- 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.
1to leave someone, especially when you should stay because they need you SYN abandon: children forsaken by their parents2to stop doing, using, or having something that you enjoy SYN give up: She will never forsake her vegetarian principles.3to leave a place, especially when you do not want to: He has forsaken his native Finland to live in Britain. → godforsaken |