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forlorn

გამოთქმა: /fəˈlɔːn/

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Universal
  • 1pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely:forlorn figures at bus stops
  • 2(of an aim or endeavour) unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled:a forlorn attempt to escape

forlorn hope

a persistent or desperate hope that is unlikely to be fulfilled: he urged them to stay in the forlorn hope of restoring peace
[ mid 16th century: from Dutch verloren hoop 'lost troop', from verloren (past participle of verliezen 'lose') and hoop 'company'. The phrase originally denoted a band of soldiers picked to begin an attack, many of whom would not survive; the current sense (mid 17th century), derives from a misunderstanding of the etymology]

forlornly

adverb

forlornness

Pronunciation: /fəˈlɔːnnɪs/

noun

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