LEARNit Dictionary
forlorn
adjective
/fəˈlɔːn/
UK
/fərˈlɔːrn/
US
1
appearing lonely and unhappy
تنها, بیکس, محزون, دلشکسته, غمگین, اندوهگین
2
not cared for and with no people in it
متروکه, بیکس, غریب
Empty houses quickly take on a forlorn look.
The cottage stood forlorn and empty.
3
unlikely to succeed, come true, etc.
بیثمر, بیسرانجام, محکوم به شکست, ناکام
She waited
in the forlorn hope
that he would one day come back to her.
His father smiled weakly
in a forlorn attempt
to reassure him that everything was all right.