forsaken
[fawr-sey-kuh n]
- past participle of forsake.
Show More
- deserted; abandoned; forlorn: an old, forsaken farmhouse.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for unforsaken
Historical Examples
There is nothing in the universe to separate any one of us from the love and fellowship of his Maker but his own unforsaken sin.
The Expositor's Bible: EphesiansG. G. Findlay
He observes religious forms and makes charitable benefactions, as though he would compound with God for his unforsaken sin.
The Expositor's Bible: EphesiansG. G. Findlay
forsaken
- the past participle of forsake
Show More
- completely deserted or helpless; abandoned
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for unforsaken
forsaken
adj.
mid-13c., past participle adjective from forsake. Related: Forsakenly.
Show More
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper