for-
completely; wrongly, away
Old English · for-
Old English for- means "away", "wrongly" or "completely"; it is not fore- (before). Forget is to lose from the mind, forgive is to give up anger, forbid is to say no.
Memory trick
FOR = "far": throw something far away, forgo it, forsake it.
Words from this root
- forbid (for + bid) — to tell someone not to doमना करना
- forget (for + get) — to lose from memoryभूल जाना
- forgive (for + give) — to pardon, give up angerमाफ़ करना
- forgo (for + go) — to do without, give upत्याग देना
- forlorn (for + lorn) — sad and lost, abandonedउदास और अकेला
- forsake (for + sake) — to abandon, give upछोड़ देना
- forswear (for + swear) — to swear off, renounceत्यागने की क़सम खाना
- fordo (for + do) — to ruin, destroyबर्बाद करना
- forfend (for + fend) — to ward off, preventटालना, दूर रखना