'Forsaking' definitions:
Definition of 'forsaking'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of forsaking [syn: forsaking, giving up]
noun
The act of giving something up [syn: abandonment, forsaking, desertion]
Definition of 'Forsaking'
From: GCIDE
- Forsake \For*sake"\, v. t. [imp. Forsook; p. p. Forsaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See For-, and Sake.]
- 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. [1913 Webster]
- If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. --Ps. lxxxix. 30. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse. [1913 Webster]
- If you forsake the offer of their love. --Shak.
- Syn: To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon. [1913 Webster]