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forlorn

The correct spelling is forlorn.

How to pronounce forlorn

/fɔː-/
verb

IPA: /fɔː-/

Say it like: For-lor-n

The correct spelling is forlorn. To abandon, forsake.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To abandon, forsake.

noun

  1. 1.A forlorn hope.
  2. 2.A member of a forlorn hope.

adjective

  1. 1.Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
  2. 2.Miserable, as when lonely after being abandoned.
  3. 3.Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.

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