verb
- to abandon or leave someone or something completely
- to give up or renounce something previously held or practiced
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Examples
- He promised never to forsake his family.
- The refugees were forced to forsake their homeland.
- She decided to forsake her old habits and start fresh.
- The knight vowed never to forsake his duty.
- Many people forsake their dreams for financial security.
- The village was forsaken after the drought.
- He forsook his comfortable life to help the poor.