forlese
forlese · forleses · forlore · forlorn · forlesing
To abandon, forsakeTo abandon, forsake.
/fɔː(ɹ)ˈliːz/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To abandon, forsake.
Origin
From Middle English forlesen, from Old English forlēosan (“to lose, abandon, let go, destrFrom Middle English forlesen, from Old English forlēosan (“to lose, abandon, let go, destroy, ruin”), from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną. Equivalent to for- + lese. Cognate with Scots forlore (“to lose”), Dutch verliezen (“to lose”), German verlieren (“to lose”), Swedish förlisa (“to be lost”), Swedish förlora (“to lose”).
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Forms
forleses, forlesing, forlore, forlornLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.