I really love this song that says:
"what religion or reason could drive a man to forsake his lover"
But I don't know what the word forsake means (I'm ESOL) and I don't have a dictionary here.
By the way, the song is Little Respect by Wheatus... you should download it!!!! ^_^
2007-06-28 14:56:38 · 10 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Forsake
Main Entry: for·sake
Pronunciation: f&r-'sAk, for-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): for·sook /-'suk/; for·sak·en /-'sA-k&n/; for·sak·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forsacan, from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law -- more at SAKE
: to renounce or turn away from entirely
synonym see ABANDON
2007-06-28 15:02:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Forsook is the past tense of forsake. Forsake means to give up something, usually something formerly held dear. I have no idea how the word "forsook" fits into the sentence you've quoted.
2016-05-22 02:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me, it means to completely turn away from the habit or person. There is no desire to return to this former situation. In today's language, one might call it a "doing a 180." It's like the complete opposite. For example, if an alcoholic "forsakes" alcohol, he never drinks again. The person may have the strong urge to have a drink, but there is no desire to return the former life.
2007-06-29 01:04:53 · answer #3 · answered by jack-copeland@sbcglobal.net 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't want to copy and paste a definition from a dictionary.
Forsake is almost the same as forget. To forsake one's lover would be to forget about them and never think about them again or to abandon them.
But, there are great dictionaries online...just run a search for "dictionary".
2007-06-28 15:11:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.
2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.).
2007-06-28 15:02:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To forsake...means to walk away from...or to turn your back on someone.
2007-06-28 15:00:32 · answer #6 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To betray somehow
2007-06-28 15:19:29 · answer #7 · answered by Charles E 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you have the Internet...... that IS a dictionary.
FORSAKE:
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor.
2007-06-28 14:59:48 · answer #8 · answered by Loathing 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
What is ESOL?
2007-06-28 15:01:44 · answer #9 · answered by TEK 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
ignore.
2007-06-28 15:00:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋