Meaning

1 senses
  1. (obsolete)To depart from (someone); leave (someone) behind; abandon; forsake; desert; give up; relinquish.

Origin

From Middle English forleven; equivalent to for- + leave. Compare Old High German firleiba

From Middle English forleven; equivalent to for- + leave. Compare Old High German firleiban.

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Forms

forleaves, forleaving, forleft, forleft
Base formforleave · to forleave
3rd person singularforleaves
Present participleforleaving
Past simpleforleft
Past participleforleft

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforleave
he, she, itforleaves

Past simpleLesson

all personsforleft

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forleft
he, she, ithas forleft

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forleave

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forleave — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto