"versaak" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Afrikaans]

IPA: /fərˈsɑːk/ Forms: versaak [present], versakende [participle, present], versaak [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch verzaken, from Middle Dutch versāken, from Old Dutch farsacan, from Proto-West Germanic *frasakan (“to forsake, renounce”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|af|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|af|nl|verzaken}} Dutch verzaken, {{inh|af|dum|versāken}} Middle Dutch versāken, {{inh|af|odt|farsacan}} Old Dutch farsacan, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*frasakan|t=to forsake, renounce}} Proto-West Germanic *frasakan (“to forsake, renounce”) Head templates: {{af-verb|versakende|versaak}} versaak (present versaak, present participle versakende, past participle versaak)
  1. (transitive) to renounce, to abandon Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-versaak-af-verb-wUo5rD0F Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (transitive) to neglect, to abandon Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-versaak-af-verb-rkHdJdn6 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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