slovo | definícia |
forlorn (encz) | forlorn,beznadějný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
forlorn (encz) | forlorn,opuštěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
forlorn (encz) | forlorn,osamocený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Forlorn (gcide) | 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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Forlorn (gcide) | Forlese \For*lese"\, v. t. [p. p. Forlore, Forlorn.] [OE.
forlesen. See Forlorn.]
To lose utterly. [Obs.] --haucer.
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Forlorn (gcide) | 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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forlorn (wn) | forlorn
adj 1: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn
attempt"; "a forlorn cause" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
forlornness (mass) | forlornness
- márnosť |
forlorn (encz) | forlorn,beznadějný adj: Zdeněk Brožforlorn,opuštěný adj: Zdeněk Brožforlorn,osamocený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
forlorn hope (encz) | forlorn hope, n: |
forlornly (encz) | forlornly,opuštěně adv: Zdeněk Brožforlornly,osamoceně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
forlornness (encz) | forlornness,marnost n: Zdeněk Brožforlornness,zoufalost n: Zdeněk Brož |
A forlorn hope (gcide) | 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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Forlornly (gcide) | Forlornly \For*lorn"ly\, adv.
In a forlorn manner. --Pollok.
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Forlornness (gcide) | Forlornness \For*lorn"ness\, n.
State of being forlorn. --Boyle.
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forlorn (wn) | forlorn
adj 1: marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn
attempt"; "a forlorn cause" |
forlorn hope (wn) | forlorn hope
n 1: a hopeless or desperate enterprise |
forlornly (wn) | forlornly
adv 1: in a forlorn manner; "a single chicken was scratching
forlornly in the yard" |
forlornness (wn) | forlornness
n 1: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned [syn:
forlornness, loneliness, desolation] |
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