# forlese

Pronunciation: US say "for-LEEZ" /fɔɹˈliz/; UK say "faw-LEEZ" /fɔːˈliːz/

## Verb

1. To abandon or forsake someone or something. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To leave or give up someone or something completely.

## Origin

From Middle English forlesen, from Old English forlēosan ("to lose, abandon, let go, destroy, ruin"), from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną; it is equivalent to for- + lese. It is related to Scots forlore, Dutch verliezen, German verlieren and Swedish förlora, all meaning "to lose", and to Swedish förlisa ("to be lost").

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