Definition
To forsake someone or something is to leave it behind or give it up, especially in a way that feels like abandonment or betrayal. It is a strong, emotional word for quitting or leaving.
Etymology
From Old English “forsacan” meaning “to oppose, refuse, or renounce,” built from “for-” (completely) and “sacan” (to dispute). It shifted from refusing something to completely abandoning it.
Kelly Says
Forsake is heavier than just ‘leave’; it’s leaving with a sense of turning your back. That’s why you mostly see it in emotional or religious contexts, where the absence feels huge, not casual.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት ነው
an-d ay-net ne-w
BNবাংলা
ছেড়ে দিও
che-re-de-dio
CACatalà
abandonar
ab-an-do-nar
CSČeština
opustit
o-pus-tit
DADansk
forlade
for-la-de
DEDeutsch
verlassen
ver-lah-sen
ELΕλληνικά
απορρίπτειν
a-por-rip-tein
ESEspañol
abandonar
ab-an-do-nar
FAفارسی
بی وفایی
bi-va-fa-yi
FRFrançais
abandonner
ab-an-do-ner
GUGU
છોડી દેવા
cho-di-de-va
HIहिन्दी
त्याग देना
ty-a-g de-na
HUMagyar
elhagyni
el-ha-gni
IDBahasa Indonesia
meninggalkan
me-nin-ga-la-kan
ITItaliano
abbandonare
ab-ban-do-na-re
KMKM
បានបោះបង់
ba-an-bo-a-bong
MSBahasa Melayu
meninggalkan
me-nin-ga-la-kan
NLNederlands
verlaten
ver-la-ten
NONorsk
forlate
for-la-te
PAPA
ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤਾ
chhad-dit-ta
PLPolski
opuścić
o-pu-s-ch-it
PTPortuguês
abandonar
ab-an-do-nar
RORomână
a abandona
a ab-an-do-na
SVSvenska
förkasta
for-kas-ta
SWKiswahili
kuacha
koo-a-cha
TAதமிழ்
விட்டுவிடு
vi-ttu-vi-du
TEతెలుగు
తెచ్చెను
te-ch-che-nu
THไทย
ทอดทิ้ง
took tot-ting
TRTürkçe
terk etmek
terk e-mek
UKУкраїнська
залишити
za-li-sht-it
URاردو
چھُڑ جانا
chhu-r-ja-na
VITiếng Việt
bỏ rơi
bo roi