Forlorn
11forlorn — adjective 1 seeming lonely and unhappy: a forlorn little figure sitting outside the station 2 a place that is forlorn seems empty and sad, and is often in bad condition: The house looked old and forlorn. 3 a forlorn hope something you hope for… …
12forlorn — adjective Etymology: Middle English forloren, from Old English, past participle of forlēosan to lose, from for + lēosan to lose more at lose Date: before 12th century 1. a. bereft, forsaken < left quite forlorn of hope > b. sad and lonely because …
13forlorn — for|lorn [ fər lɔrn ] adjective 1. ) appearing lonely and sad: We watched her, a forlorn figure alone on the platform. a ) used about places that are empty and in bad condition: One of the city s best loved landmarks now stands forlorn and almost …
14forlorn — UK [fə(r)ˈlɔː(r)n] / US [fərˈlɔrn] adjective 1) a) appearing lonely and sad We watched her, a forlorn figure alone on the platform. b) used about places that are empty and in a bad condition One of London s best loved landmarks now stands forlorn …
15forlorn — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound, stand ▪ The house stood forlorn and empty. ADVERB ▪ …
16forlorn — [12] Forlorn began life as the past participle of Old English forlēosan ‘lose completely, forfeit, abandon’, a compound verb formed in prehistoric Germanic times from the intensive prefix *fer and *leusan (a relative of modern English lose). It… …
17forlorn — adjective 1) he sounded forlorn Syn: unhappy, sad, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, wretched, abject, down, downcast, dispirited, downhearted, crestfallen, depressed, melancholy, gloomy …
18forlorn — /fəˈlɔn / (say fuh lawn) adjective 1. abandoned, deserted, or forsaken: *Tilly s big heart yearned over her sister s forlorn little ones; they could be heard bleating like lambs for the mother to whom till now they had never cried in vain. –henry …
19forlorn — [12] Forlorn began life as the past participle of Old English forlēosan ‘lose completely, forfeit, abandon’, a compound verb formed in prehistoric Germanic times from the intensive prefix *fer and *leusan (a relative of modern English lose). It… …
20Forlorn — Forlese For*lese , v. t. [p. p. {Forlore}, {Forlorn}.] [OE. forlesen. See {Forlorn}.] To lose utterly. [Obs.] haucer. [1913 Webster] …
