Forsake (Verb)
Meaning
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She couldn't forgive her father for forsaking her family when she needed him most.
- As the company's financial struggles worsened, the CEO was accused of forsaking his employees by abandoning the business.
- His decision to forsake his ailing mother in her time of need weighed heavily on his conscience.
- The volunteers were left stranded after their leader forsaked the charity event to pursue another opportunity.
- After promising to be there for her, he forsaked his pregnant girlfriend and refused to take responsibility for the child.