Standard Lemma guide

forsaken

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /fɔɹˈseɪkən/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪkən
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO0 R S EY1 K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Deserted; abandoned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dropped, orphaned, abandoned, derelict, desert, deserted, desolate, discarded, forlorn, forsaken, high and dry, left behind

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Helpless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flat on one's back, impotent, high and dry, powerless

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

past participle of forsake

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Morphologically forsake + -n.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: baxımsız — abandoned
  • Azerbaijani: nəzarətsiz — abandoned
  • Azerbaijani: tərk edilmiş — abandoned
  • Azerbaijani: atılmış — abandoned
  • Azerbaijani: tək-tənha qalmış — abandoned
  • Dutch: verlaten — abandoned
  • French: abandonné — abandoned
  • French: esseulé — abandoned
  • French: désolé — abandoned
  • German: im Stich gelassen — abandoned
  • German: verlassen — abandoned
  • German: aufgegeben — abandoned
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls) — abandoned
  • Hindi: परित्यक्त (parityakt) — abandoned
  • Irish: fágtha — abandoned
  • Irish: tréigthe — abandoned
  • Latin: relictus — abandoned
  • Latin: dērelictus — abandoned
  • Māori: toreke — abandoned
  • Russian: поки́нутый (pokínutyj) — abandoned
  • Sanskrit: हीन (hīna) — abandoned
  • Spanish: abandonado — abandoned
  • Spanish: dejado de la mano de — abandoned
  • Spanish: olvidado por — abandoned
  • Ukrainian: поки́нутий (pokýnutyj) — abandoned
Real reading context

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