Word

forsake, v.
(forsaken, forsakes, forsaking, forsook)
freq. cnt. 4

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

abandon desert desolate forsake

sample sentences

"The mother deserted her children"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

desertion deserter deserter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

forsaking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

abandonment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

desolation

semantic pointers

hypernym

leave

hyponym

expose walk out ditch strand, maroon