forsake – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of forsake

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to forsake
Participle: forsaken
Gerund: forsaking

Cognates

See the 5 cognates of forsake

Indicative

Present

Iforsake
youforsake
he;she;itforsakes
weforsake
youforsake
theyforsake

Perfect

Ihave forsaken; forsook
youhave forsaken; forsook
he;she;ithas forsaken; forsook
wehave forsaken; forsook
youhave forsaken; forsook
theyhave forsaken; forsook

Past

Iforsook
youforsook
he;she;itforsook
weforsook
youforsook
theyforsook

Pluperfect

Ihad forsaken; forsook
youhad forsaken; forsook
he;she;ithad forsaken; forsook
wehad forsaken; forsook
youhad forsaken; forsook
theyhad forsaken; forsook

Future

Iwill forsake
youwill forsake
he;she;itwill forsake
wewill forsake
youwill forsake
theywill forsake

Future Perfect

Iwill have forsaken; forsook
youwill have forsaken; forsook
he;she;itwill have forsaken; forsook
wewill have forsaken; forsook
youwill have forsaken; forsook
theywill have forsaken; forsook

Subjunctive

Present

Iforsake
youforsake
he;she;itforsake
weforsake
youforsake
theyforsake

Perfect

Ihave forsaken; forsook
youhave forsaken; forsook
he;she;ithave forsaken; forsook
wehave forsaken; forsook
youhave forsaken; forsook
theyhave forsaken; forsook

Imperfect

Iforsook
youforsook
he;she;itforsook
weforsook
youforsook
theyforsook

Pluperfect

Ihad forsaken; forsook
youhad forsaken; forsook
he;she;ithad forsaken; forsook
wehad forsaken; forsook
youhad forsaken; forsook
theyhad forsaken; forsook

Conditional

Present

Iwould forsake
youwould forsake
he;she;itwould forsake
wewould forsake
youwould forsake
theywould forsake

Perfect

Iwould have forsaken; forsook
youwould have forsaken; forsook
he;she;itwould have forsaken; forsook
wewould have forsaken; forsook
youwould have forsaken; forsook
theywould have forsaken; forsook

Imperative

youforsake
weLet's forsake
youforsake

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam forsaking
youare forsaking
he;she;itis forsaking
weare forsaking
youare forsaking
theyare forsaking

Perfect

Ihave been forsaking
youhave been forsaking
he;she;ithas been forsaking
wehave been forsaking
youhave been forsaking
theyhave been forsaking

Past

Iwas forsaking
youwere forsaking
he;she;itwas forsaking
wewere forsaking
youwere forsaking
theywere forsaking

Pluperfect

Ihad been forsaking
youhad been forsaking
he;she;ithad been forsaking
wehad been forsaking
youhad been forsaking
theyhad been forsaking

Future

Iwill be forsaking
youwill be forsaking
he;she;itwill be forsaking
wewill be forsaking
youwill be forsaking
theywill be forsaking

Future Perfect

Iwill have been forsaking
youwill have been forsaking
he;she;itwill have been forsaking
wewill have been forsaking
youwill have been forsaking
theywill have been forsaking

Conditional

Present

Iwould be forsaking
youwould be forsaking
he;she;itwould be forsaking
wewould be forsaking
youwould be forsaking
theywould be forsaking

Perfect

Iwould have been forsaking
youwould have been forsaking
he;she;itwould have been forsaking
wewould have been forsaking
youwould have been forsaking
theywould have been forsaking

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'forsake'

betake, caretake, forsake, mistake, overtake, partake, retake, shake, take, undertake,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position
abandon, beleave, bug out, desert, forgo, forlet, leave behind, relinquish
abandon
desert, leave, quit
relinquish
discard, drop, disclaim, forgo, surrender, forswear, recant

Antonyms

abandon
cherish, defend, advocate, favor
relinquish
keep, pursue, perpetuate, persevere

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. forsacan "decline, refuse," from for- "completely" + sacan "to deny, refuse" (see sake).
2. From Middle English forsaken (“to abandon, desert, repudiate, withdraw allegiance from”), from Old English forsacan (“to oppose; to give up, renounce; to decline, refuse”), from Proto-West Germanic *frasakan (“to forsake, renounce”). By surface analysis, for- + sake.
3. Cognates include Saterland Frisian ferseeke (“to deny, refuse”), West Frisian fersaakje, Dutch verzaken (“to renounce, forsake”), Middle High German versachen (“to deny”), Danish forsage (“to give up”), Swedish försaka (“to be without, give up”), Norwegian forsake (“to give up, renounce”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (sakan, “to quarrel; to rebuke”), . See: Old English 'forsacan', Frisian, Saterlandic 'ferseeke', Dutch 'verzaken', Middle High German 'versachen', Danish 'forsage', Swedish 'försaka'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] He took me to ride, one day, and when I came home, they were nowhere to be found ! He told me he had sold them; he showed me the money, the price of their blood. Then it seemed as if all good forsook me. I raved and cursed,—cursed God and man; and, for a while, I believe, he really was afraid of me. But he didn't give up so. He told me that my children were sold, but whether I ever saw their [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] patriot, as a teacher of Christianity, I go to _my country_,—my chosen, my glorious Africa ! — and to her, in my heart, I sometimes apply those splendid words of prophecy: ’ Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee; _I_ will make thee an eternal excellence, a joy of many generations ! ’ (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)