forsake

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fərˈseɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔrˈseɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôr sāk′)

Inflections of 'forsake' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
forsakes
v 3rd person singular
forsaking
v pres p
forsook
v past
forsaken
v past p
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forsake [sb/sth]⇒ vtr literary (abandon)abandonar⇒ vtr
  renunciar⇒ vtr
 The soldier decided to forsake his responsibilities to his country and deserted.
 El soldado decidió abandonar sus responsabilidades para con su país y desertó.
forsake [sth]⇒ vtr literary (give up)dejar⇒ vtr
  abandonar⇒ vtr
 The alcoholic swore to forsake his addiction.
 El alcohólico juró dejar su adicción.
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'forsake' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
desert
Spanish:
aborrecer

Collocations: forsake [smoking, drinking, gambling, sexual relations], [forced, persuaded, advised, decided] to forsake [smoking], forsake your [values, principles, comforts, dinner], more...

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