Forsake vs Forget - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between forsake and forget

is that forsake is to abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce while forget is to lose remembrance of.

forsake

English

Verb

To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently) , to renounce.

References

* * Notes: English irregular verbs English words prefixed with for- ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

Alternative forms

* (l)

Verb

to give up, relinquish

to denounce (the devil)

Derived terms

* (l)

References

forget

English

Verb

To lose remembrance of.

I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.

* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)

For at least two hours the Boy loved him, and then Aunts and Uncles came to dinner, and there was a great rustling of tissue paper and unwrapping of parcels, and in the excitement of looking at all the new presents the Velveteen Rabbit was forgotten .

To unintentionally not do, neglect.

I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

To unintentionally leave something behind.

I forgot my car keys.

To cease remembering.

Let's just forget about it.

(slang) (euphemism for) fuck, screw (a mild oath).

Forget you!

Usage notes

* In sense 1 and 4 this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . * In sense 2 this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. * See

Synonyms

* obliviate, overlook, pass over, disremember

Antonyms

* acquire, learn, mind, recall, recollect, remember, reminisce

Derived terms

* forget about * forgetful * forget-me-not * forget oneself * forgettable * forgetter * unforgettable

References

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Statistics

* English irregular verbs 1000 English basic words