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n. wereld; de wereld; de wereldbol; het heelal, kosmos; de levende wezens; de mensheid; het publiek, het leven in deze wereld; veel; massa (mensen)[ wə:ld]♦voorbeelden:the world of dreams • de droomwereldmake a world of difference • een hoop verschil uitmakenit will do you a/the world of good • daar zul je reuze van opknappen/veel baat bij hebbenbring into the world • ter wereld brengencome into the world • geboren wordenthe world to come • het hiernamaalsforsake/renounce the world • zich van de wereld afwendenall the world knows, the whole world knows • de hele wereld/iedereen weet hetwhat will the world say? • wat zullen de mensen (wel niet) zeggen?nothing in the world • niets ter wereldwhy in the world did you do this? • waarom heb je dat in 's hemelsnaam gedaan?(all) the world over • over de hele wereldthe other world • het hiernamaalsthe Third World • de derde wereldI'd give the world to … • ik zou er alles (ter wereld) voor over hebben om …how goes the world with you? • hoe staat het leven?set the world on fire • iets zeer opmerkelijks doenthey are worlds apart • ze verschillen als dag en nachtnot for (all) the world • voor geen goud/prijsit is for all the world like/as if • het lijkt sprekend/als twee druppels water opmy car is all the world to me • mijn auto betekent alles voor metired/whacked to the world • doodop→ dead dead/
См. также в других словарях:
Forsake — For*sake , v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See {For }, and {Sake}.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forsake — [fôr sāk′, fərsāk′] vt. forsook, forsaken, forsaking [ME forsaken < OE forsacan, to oppose, forsake < for , FOR + sacan, to contend, strive < sacu: see SAKE1] 1. to give up; renounce (a habit, idea, etc.) 2. to leave; abandon SYN … English World dictionary
forsake — index abandon (physically leave), abandon (relinquish), abandon (withdraw), avoid (evade), default, defect … Law dictionary
forsake — (v.) O.E. forsacan object to, decline, oppose, refuse, deny, from for completely + sacan to deny, refuse (see SAKE (Cf. sake)) … Etymology dictionary
forsake — desert, *abandon Analogous words: repudiate, spurn, reject (see DECLINE): *abdicate, renounce, resign: quit, leave (see GO) Antonyms: return to: revert to … New Dictionary of Synonyms
forsake — meaning ‘to give up, go without’, is spelt for not fore , and has inflected forms forsook, forsaken. See for and fore … Modern English usage
forsake — [v] abandon, turn one’s back on abdicate, cast off, change one’s tune*, desert, disclaim, disown, drift away*, forgo, forswear, give up, have done with, jettison, jilt, kiss goodbye*, leave, leave flat*, leave high and dry*, quit, relinquish,… … New thesaurus
forsake — ► VERB (past forsook; past part. forsaken) chiefly literary 1) abandon. 2) renounce or give up. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
forsake — [[t]fə(r)s ʊk[/t]] forsaken 1) VERB (disapproval) If you forsake someone, you leave them when you should have stayed, or stop you helping them or looking after them. [LITERARY] [V n] I still love him and I would never forsake him. [V n]… … English dictionary
forsake — verb past tense forsook past participle forsaken noun (T) literary 1 to leave someone, especially when you should stay because they need you: God will never forsake you. 2 to stop doing or leave something that you have or enjoy: We had to forsake … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
forsake — UK [fə(r)ˈseɪk] / US [fərˈseɪk] verb [transitive] Word forms forsake : present tense I/you/we/they forsake he/she/it forsakes present participle forsaking past tense forsook UK [fə(r)ˈsʊk] / US [fərˈsʊk] past participle forsaken UK [fə(r)ˈseɪkən] … English dictionary