transcription, транскрипция: [ fər-ˈsāk, fȯr- ]
transitive verb
( for·sook -ˈsu̇k ; for·sak·en -ˈsā-kən ; 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
Date: before 12th century
: to renounce or turn away from entirely
friends have forsaken her
forsook the theater for politics
Synonyms: see abandon