Vocabulary
Forsake
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
abandon or leave.
Urdu meaning
ترک کرنا، بے تعلقی، فراموش کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Because we forsake objectivity when lives are expended closer to home, there has never been any accountability for acts of terrorism or communal violence.
- Trump says he would bomb Iran as never before if Tehran doesn`t strip itself of all its missiles, not just forsake nuclear weapons forever.
- Obviously, some illicit interests will be threatened by it, but the country cannot forsake its national interests for some unscrupulous elements.
Synonyms
abandon, desert, leave, quit, depart from, leave behind, leave high and dry, turn one’s back on
Antonyms
stay with, return to
Curator example
“he would never forsake Tara”
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