Get to know Forsake better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like abandon or desolate.
Forsake meaning
- To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
- To decline or refuse (something offered).
- To avoid or shun (someone or something).
Using Forsake
- The main meaning on this page is: To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something). | To decline or refuse (something offered). | To avoid or shun (someone or something).
- Useful related words include: abandon, desolate, desert, leave.
- In the example corpus, forsake often appears in combinations such as: to forsake, forsake the, not forsake.
Context around Forsake
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forsake
- In this selection, "forsake" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nor, north, totally, wearing, tinubu and rock stand out and add context to how "forsake" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a woman forsake what makes and armor and forsake the jedi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forsake" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forsake
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Barbarians often forsake wearing armor. (5 words)
He won’t forsake and forget us. (7 words)
Never should a woman forsake what makes her stand out. (10 words)
However, Grogu learns of Din's visit, and Luke gives him a choice — take Yoda's lightsaber and train as a Jedi, or accept Din's armor and forsake the Jedi ways of non-attachment. (35 words)
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. (34 words)
It doesn’t totally forsake the outside styling’s lithe, sporty ethos, but it captures it in a far more conservative way than you might anticipate. (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although the Lord promises born again believers, “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” our soul (mind/will/emotions) can leave Him.
Barbarians often forsake wearing armor.
Damian also crossed serious moral lines during his tenure as the leader of the Teen Titans, leading him to forsake the title of Robin.
For Usman, everyday is work, but he does not forsake the worship of his God.
He thinks it would be a treachery for the history books should the entire Muslim North forsake Tinubu.
He won’t forsake and forget us.
Hopefully, his playing of the didgeridoo and any attendant low (or high) vibes will cause Neil to forsake his “I hate Trump” rants.
However, Grogu learns of Din's visit, and Luke gives him a choice — take Yoda's lightsaber and train as a Jedi, or accept Din's armor and forsake the Jedi ways of non-attachment.
I know Jesus is always there, and He has promised never to leave me or forsake me.
This was after an airplane incident inspired him to forsake rock ‘n’ roll and pledge his devotion to God.
In fact, you see Jesus every morning, afternoon, evening and night because He never leaves you nor forsake you.
As a group leader, I can’t forsake them now because we have been together for a while.
Fernández the government considers a “sustainable debt” one that doesn’t forsake the necessities of Argentinians.
It doesn’t totally forsake the outside styling’s lithe, sporty ethos, but it captures it in a far more conservative way than you might anticipate.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Never should a woman forsake what makes her stand out.
The crowd clamored “to see if the Papist would relent,” or forsake her faith, according to one observer.
The first thing is to forsake all that you have.
As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and forsake them in beds apart, and beat them.
At the time, Native Americans had been pressured to forsake their heritage and assimilate into the culture of their white neighbors.
Common combinations with forsake
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to forsake 11×
- forsake the 8×
- not forsake 4×
- forsake their 4×
- forsake you 3×
- forsake his 3×
- forsake them 3×
- nor forsake 2×
- and forsake 2×
- or forsake 2×