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forleave

forleave verb: to depart from (someone); leave (someone) behind; abandon; forsake; desert; give up; relinquish.

Verb

forleave (third-person singular simple present forleaves, present participle forleaving, simple past and past participle forleft)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To depart from (someone); leave (someone) behind; abandon; forsake; desert; give up; relinquish.

Forms of forleave

third-person singular presentforleaves
present participleforleaving
past participleforleft
pastforleft

Origin of forleave

From Middle English forleven; equivalent to for- + leave. Compare Old High German firleiban.

Questions about forleave

What does forleave mean?
Forleave means to depart from (someone); leave (someone) behind; abandon; forsake; desert; give up; relinquish.
What part of speech is forleave?
Forleave is a verb.
What is the past tense of forleave?
The past tense of forleave is forleft.

Words near forleave in the dictionary

  1. forlaying
  2. forlays
  3. forlead
  4. forleading
  5. forleads
  6. forleave
  7. forleaves
  8. forleaving
  9. forled
  10. forleet
  11. forleets

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