English Explanatory Dictionary

forleave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

forleave forleaves forleaving forleft

Etymology

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

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