forsook

[ fawr-sook ]

verb

1. the simple past tense of forsake.

forsook

/ fəˈsʊk /

verb

1. the past tense of forsake

Example Sentences

I was part of that generation of Latinos who forsook the Republican Party.

From Los Angeles Times

As a young college graduate, Mr. Whitworth forsook a promising career as a jazz trumpeter to do a different kind of improvisation as a journalist.

From New York Times

“The men in green all forsook England a hundred years ago,” said I, speaking as seriously as he had done.

From Literature

Later, he forsook arts cinema to become a highly bankable commercial actor, as at home in comedy as in drama.

From BBC

But I’ll never stop urging his supporters to forsake him, as he forsook his post-election duties to them and all Americans.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• disown
• forgo
• forswear
• jettison
• quit
• relinquish
• renounce
• repudiate
• set aside
• spurn