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Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.
Bernard Cornwell

Meaning of "forlorn" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORLORN

Old English forloren lost, from forlēosan to lose; related to Old Saxon farliosan, Gothic fraliusan, Greek luein to release.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORLORN

forlorn  [fəˈlɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORLORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forlorn is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FORLORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forlorn in the English dictionary

The first definition of forlorn in the dictionary is miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate. Other definition of forlorn is deserted; forsaken. Forlorn is also foll by of destitute; bereft.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORLORN


Bon
bɔːn
born
bɔːn
borne
bɔːn
corn
kɔːn
dawn
dɔːn
drawn
drɔːn
horn
hɔːn
lass-lorn
ˈlæsˌlɔːn
lawn
lɔːn
lorn
lɔːn
lovelorn
ˈlʌvˌlɔːn
newborn
ˈnjuːˌbɔːn
popcorn
ˈpɒpˌkɔːn
porn
pɔːn
torn
tɔːn
Trabzon
ˈtrɑːbzɔːn
unicorn
ˈjuːnɪˌkɔːn
warn
wɔːn
withdrawn
wɪðˈdrɔːn
worn
wɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORLORN

forkful
forkhead
forkiness
forkless
forklift
forklike
forktail
forky
forlana
forlese
forlorn hope
forlornly
forlornness
form
form class
form critic
form critical
form criticism
form drag
form feed

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORLORN

acorn
adorn
Apeldoorn
bighorn
Capricorn
Dearborn
Doorn
foreign-born
hawthorn
longhorn
Matterhorn
morn
Paderborn
stubborn
sweet corn
sworn
thorn
unborn
unworn
Zorn

Synonyms and antonyms of forlorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORLORN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forlorn» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forlorn

Translation of «forlorn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORLORN

Find out the translation of forlorn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forlorn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forlorn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

孤苦伶仃的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

triste
570 millions of speakers

English

forlorn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाचार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهجورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несчастным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desolado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবহেলিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abandonné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dendam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verlassen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

わびしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

처량한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forlorn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị bỏ rơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேவலமாகி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kimsesiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconsolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opuszczony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нещасним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nenorocit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απεγνωσμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hopeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övergiven
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forlorn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forlorn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORLORN»

The term «forlorn» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.262 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORLORN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forlorn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forlorn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forlorn

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4 QUOTES WITH «FORLORN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forlorn.
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Anna Letitia Barbauld
When one by one our ties are torn, and friend from friend is snatched forlorn; when man is left alone to mourn, oh! then how sweet it is to die!
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Dick Cavett
In the main, ghosts are said to be forlorn and generally miserable, if not downright depressed. The jolly ghost is rare.
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Bernard Cornwell
Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.
4
Richard Elman
If I wanted to be Rimbaud, what was I doing in graduate school? Trying to stay out of the army, of course. Graduate study gave me a draft deferment. But I also knew I lacked erudition and polish and was often sunk in forlorn reveries.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORLORN»

Discover the use of forlorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forlorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Forlorn Hope
A band of Star Mercenaries is forced to fight their way across a hostile planet when the people who hired them sell them out to the enemy, confronting treachery, high-tech weaponry, and star ships to survive. Reissue.
David Drake, 2006
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Forlorn River
This Authorized Edition carries a new foreword by Zane Grey?s son, Loren Grey.
Zane Grey, 1927
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Lands forlorn: a story of an expedition to Hearne's ...
The story of an expedition lead by George Mellis Douglas in 1911-12 to the Coppermine River to search for copper.
George Mellis Douglas, 1914
4
Forlorn Funnies
After the untimely osprey-induced death of a co-worker, salesman Edward Molson is thrust into a cross-country speaking engagement, a chance to revisit youthful diversions and a potential extra-marital love affair. Original.
‎2013
5
Faery Lands Forlorn
A princess and a stableboy?
Dave Duncan, 2005
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Forlorn Hope: The Nez Perce Victory at White Bird Canyon
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press The Nez Perce victory at White Bird Canyon boosted their confidence as warriors and made them believe they could prevail in their fight to keep their homeland.
John D. McDermott, 1978
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Forlorn Hope: Soldier Radicals of the Seventeenth Century
Forlorn Hope is the enthralling story of five men who volunteered to fight for Parliament in the English Civil War.
Antonia Southern, 2001
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The Prison Reform Movement: Forlorn Hope
Traces the history of prison reform in the United States, as the reformers' attempts to set up a system that would deter further crime and rehabilitate convicts come into conflict with the need to punish and the inherent character of ...
Larry E. Sullivan, 1990
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Uncle TM's Advice to the Forlorn and Desperate
While you may think you recognize some of the individuals portrayed, no actual person living or assumed dead is the subject of this book.
T M Sharp, 2009
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Forlorn migrants: an international legal regime for ...
Study examines the policy responses of Bangladesh to the clandestine emigration of its workers to Malaysia and India.
Syed Refaat Ahmed, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORLORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forlorn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Schweinsteiger's Departure: An Forlorn Fan Experience I've Lived …
There is no reason to sugar coat how I feel about Bastian Schweinsteiger's move to Manchester United: It sucks... a lot. The news turned a ... «Bavarian Football Works, Jul 15»
2
Eric Garner's family still waiting for justice 1 year later - NY Daily News
Things are just as sad near the forlorn strip of Staten Island concrete where Garner dropped to his death. Local residents and landlords say the ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Time to Manatee County community unity to build a better animal …
The county shelter in Palmetto sits largely hidden off U.S. 41, a forlorn and usually overcrowded place often housing double its capacity for 80 ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
4
Dodge Nature Center performance series features music, drama …
The songs may include mild swear words, sad and forlorn emotions, and a bit about drinking life, he said. “You can't really do sea shanties, ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
5
China Fences In Its Nomads, and an Ancient Life Withers - The New …
... 63, whose wife and three daughters were among the first 100 families to move into Xin Kang village, a collection of forlorn brick houses in the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Optimist's 'Midsummer Night's Dream' brings back Summer of Love
Wodtke's forlorn Helena so badly wants the caddish Demetrius (Emmitt Morgans) that she's willing to be his spaniel. This scene always gets ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Exhibit marks Hurricane Katrina London Avenue Canal failures …
Most compellingly, three ruined houses, forlorn relics of the canal breach, stand within sight of the display. Calla Victoria, who designed the ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
8
Ashes 2015: England secure 1-0 series lead with 169-run victory …
There ensued a brief but forlorn period of resistance led by Mitchell Johnson, who unfurled the long handle in a partnership of 72 with Mitchell ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
The Cast and Producers Discuss a 'Drunker' Season 2 - IGN.com
I was not interested in the gentlemanly, forlorn, pale lover. It was the intention to show there's two things that are really horrible in the myth for ... «IGN, Jul 15»
10
Book review: 'The Book of Strange New Things' by Michel Faber …
Her daily messages to Peter become more forlorn and desperate, eventually forcing him to realize he must leave Oasis and return to Earth. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»

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