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forlorn - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'forlorn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forlorn
- of Forlese
2 . Forlorn [ n.]
- A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.
- A forlorn hope; a vanguard.
3 . Forlorn [ v. t.]
- Deserted; abandoned; lost.
- Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.

Meaning of 'forlorn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forlorn [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by or showing hopelessness
Example in sentence:
  • a forlorn cause;
  • the last forlorn attempt