forleave

F4O1R1L1E1A1V4E1

verb

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

OriginMiddle English forleven →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person forleaves · participle present forleaving · participle past forleft · past forleft

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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforleven
  2. Englishforleave

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

overleaf
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APA

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MLA

“forleave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forleave. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forleave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forleave.

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