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  Forlorn \For*lorn"\, a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly,
     AS. forle['o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + le['o]san (in
     comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw.
     f["o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See
     For-, and Lorn, a., Lose, v. t.]
     1. Deserted; abandoned; lost.
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              Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. --Spenser.
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              Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched;
        miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.
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              For here forlorn and lost I tread.    --Goldsmith.
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              The condition of the besieged in the mean time was
              forlorn in the extreme.               --Prescott.
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              She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still
              living.                               --Thomson.
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     A forlorn hope [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or
        troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band;
        akin to E. heap. See For-, and Heap.] (Mil.), a body
        of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verlornen
        posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a
        breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other
        extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case
        or enterprise.
  
     Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary;
          helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched;
          miserable; pitiable.
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  Forlese \For*lese"\, v. t. [p. p. Forlore, Forlorn.] [OE.
     forlesen. See Forlorn.]
     To lose utterly. [Obs.] --haucer.
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  Forlorn \For*lorn"\, n.
     1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.
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              Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. --Shak.
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     2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.]
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              Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the
              enemy.                                --Oliver
                                                    Cromvell.
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  Forlese \For*lese"\, v. t. [p. p. Forlore, Forlorn.] [OE.
     forlesen. See Forlorn.]
     To lose utterly. [Obs.] --haucer.

  Forlorn \For*lorn"\, a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly,
     AS. forle['o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + le['o]san (in
     comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw.
     f["o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See
     For-, and Lorn, a., Lose, v. t.]
     1. Deserted; abandoned; lost.
  
              Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. --Spenser.
  
              Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched;
        miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.
  
              For here forlorn and lost I tread.    --Goldsmith.
  
              The condition of the besieged in the mean time was
              forlorn in the extreme.               --Prescott.
  
              She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still
              living.                               --Thomson.
  
     A forlorn hope [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or
        troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band;
        akin to E. heap. See For-, and Heap.] (Mil.), a body
        of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verlornen
        posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a
        breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other
        extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case
        or enterprise.
  
     Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary;
          helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched;
          miserable; pitiable.

  Forlorn \For*lorn"\, n.
     1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.
  
              Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. --Shak.
  
     2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.]
  
              Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the
              enemy.                                --Oliver
                                                    Cromvell.

  forlorn
       adj 1: pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment;
              "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" [syn: desolate,
               godforsaken, lorn]
       2: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn
          attempt"; "a forlorn cause"

  forlorn
     a.
     1 abandoned#Adjective, deserted#Adjective, left behind.
     2 pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling
  abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
     3 unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
     alt.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     n.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (inflection of en forlese  past part).

  Forlorn
     Yola n.
     The extreme point of Carne, the south-eastern parish of Forth.

  forlorn
     a.
     1 abandoned#Adjective, deserted#Adjective, left behind.
     2 pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling
  abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
     3 unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
     alt.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     n.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (inflection of en forlese  past part).

  forlorn
     a.
     1 abandoned#Adjective, deserted#Adjective, left behind.
     2 pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling
  abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
     3 unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
     alt.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     n.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (inflection of en forlese  past part).

  forlorn
     a.
     1 abandoned#Adjective, deserted#Adjective, left behind.
     2 pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling
  abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
     3 unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
     alt.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     n.
     1 A forlorn hope.
     2 A member of a forlorn hope.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) (inflection of en forlese  past part).

  forlorn
     Englanti a.
     1 surkea, kurja
     2 hylätty, autio
     3 toivoton ''tapaus''

  forlorn
     Engelska a.
     1 övergiven, förtvivlad
     2 (avledning en forlese ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb forlese)

  Forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/
  يائس

  forlorn //fɔɹˈlɔɹn// //fɔːˈlɔːn// //fəˈlɔːn// //fɚˈlɔɹn// 
  1. изоставен
  abandoned, deserted, left behind
  2. отчаян, самотен
  miserable

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/ 
  opuštěný

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/ 
  beznadějný

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/ 
  osamocený

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/
  aussichtslos, verzweifelt 
        "a forlorn cause"  - eine aussichtlose Sache
        "a last forlorn attempt"  - ein letzter, verzweifelter Versuch
        "in the forlorn hope of restoring peace"  - in der verzweifelten Hoffnung, den Frieden wiederherstellen zu können
           Note: unlikely to succeed

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/
  einsam, vereinsamt, verloren  [soc.]
        "a forlorn old widow"  - eine vereinsamte alte Witwe
        "in a forlorn voice"  - mit verlorener Stimme
        "He looked/appeard a forlorn figure/rather forlorn in the big stadium."  - In dem großen Stadion sah er ziemlich verloren aus.
           Note: lonely and unhappy

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/
  verwaist, gottverlassen, ausgestorben, menschenleer, trostlos, trist 
        "a forlorn landscape"  - eine menschenleere Landschaft
        "a forlorn area"  - eine trostlose Gegend
        "The house looked run-down and forlorn."  - Das Haus machte einen heruntergekommenen, tristen Eindruck.
           Note: empty and sad

  forlorn //fɔɹˈlɔɹn// //fɔːˈlɔːn// //fəˈlɔːn// //fɚˈlɔɹn// 
  1. hylätty 2.
  abandoned, deserted, left behind
   3.
  miserable
  2. epätoivoinen
  unlikely to succeed

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/ 
  1. लाचार
        "A forlorn orphan was begging on the street."
  2. ऐसी~आशा~जो~पूरी~न~हो~सके
        "I made a forlorn attempt to shed weight."
  3. अकेला
        "The hermits prefer to live in a forelorn place."

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/
  bijedan, napušten, usamljen

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/
  1. elhanyagolt
  2. szánalmas
  3. kétségbeesett
  4. elhagyatott

  forlorn /fəˈlɔ:n/ 
   1.  samotny, opuszczony
   2.  zapomniany
   3.  beznadziejny, nieziszczalny

  forlorn /fˈɔːlɔːn/
  1. ümitsiz, meyus
  2. terkedilmiş, metruk, sahipsiz, kimsesiz, ıssız. forlorn hope boş ümit
  3. ümitsiz bir teşebbüs
  4. fedailer takımı. forlornly  ümitsizce.

  
/fɝˈɫɔɹn/

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "forlorn":
     abandoned, affording no hope, alone, apathetic, bereft, bleak,
     cheerless, comfortless, cynical, defenseless, dejected, depressed,
     deserted, desolate, desole, despairing, desperate, despondent,
     desponding, disconsolate, dismal, dispirited, dolorous, down,
     fatherless, forgotten, forsaken, friendless, fruitless, futile,
     gloomy, glum, godforsaken, grim, heartsick, heartsore, helpless,
     homeless, hopeless, in despair, inconsolable, joyless, kithless,
     lonely, lonesome, lost, low-spirited, lugubrious, melancholy,
     miserable, motherless, mournful, neglected, oppressed, outcast,
     pathetic, pessimistic, pitiable, pitiful, sad, shunned, sick,
     sick at heart, solitary, sorrowful, soul-sick, unconsolable,
     unfriended, unhappy, unhopeful, vain, without hope, woebegone,
     woeful, wretched
  
  

  a. 孤独的,悲惨的,凄凉的;

     a. 孤独的,悲惨的,凄凉的