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forsaken

[ fawr-sey-kuhn ]

verb

  1. past participle of forsake.


adjective

  1. deserted; abandoned; forlorn:

    an old, forsaken farmhouse.

forsaken

/ əˈɪə /

verb

  1. the past participle of forsake
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. completely deserted or helpless; abandoned
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ڴǰˈԲԱ, noun
  • ڴǰˈԱ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of forsaken1

First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective
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Example Sentences

He goes on to say they were "looking forward to a day scampering" and made the decision to leave their packs because they spent two days "lugging them up this God forsaken valley".

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Would I be left alone...hungry, utterly forsaken for two whole days?

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In coming to America years earlier, he had forsaken his birthright: As the oldest son of five children, he was in line to inherit the pachinko business.

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An older woman looks at him and straightaway diagnoses his problem: “Have you forsaken your soul?” she asks.

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“This is what happens when deterrence by punishment is forsaken,” according to Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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