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# forlorn

adjective

«forlorn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sad, lonely and uncared for, often left alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forlorn/#m1)
2. (old use) Hopeless, in a poor or wretched state. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forlorn/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a shipwrecked hero, a lost child or a ragged family is forlorn and needs help.

### Examples

- The forlorn puppy waited at the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forlorn/#x1)
- The shipwrecked sailor felt forlorn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forlorn/#x2)
- Forlorn and hungry, the children wandered on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forlorn/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forlorn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forlorn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forlorn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forlorn.html) on Mova free.