Question about the usage of abandon, forsake, desert

abandon, forsake, desert.

these 3 words have the similar meaning.

What's the differences among these words? And how to use them in different situations?

I was confused by that, anybody can turn on a light for me?

i will try to help .                                               abandon- to leave something or someone for example :an abandoned car .or it could be : to stop doing something without finishing it .

desert – it usually used to describe alarge area of land usually covered with sand with no water .

forsake- it's the first time i see this word but when i looked at the dictionary i found that it mean to leave aperson or aplace for everv (specially when you want to stay).

i hop that i helped you and it benefit you .

A good question, and some super answers. As it has been explained, these words have similar meanings, or could be thought of as being synonyms.

Another word that is somewhat similar to forsake, is forgo. Of course, forgo must not be confused for the word forego, such as in this example: In the foregoing paragraph, you will find our terms and conditions.

Desert here is used as a verb, and as stated above, it will then have a different meaning. Dessert (with a double s) is a sweet/fruit course served at the end of a meal.  They are also pronounced differently, with the stress on the first syllable in desert, and on the second syllable in dessert. So don't make mistakes in your writing such as, "he has got his just deserts", when you mean to say, " he has got his just desserts!"

As already said, the meanings of these words could also change due the context or the circumstances. A dictionary could also help you in not only in giving you the meanings of the words, but it will also give some examples of the word in sentences.

abandon: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=abandon&x=43&y=13 

forsake: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=forsake+

desert: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=desert&x=38&y=11

forgo: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=30563&dict=CALD

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deserter:

http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/deserter.htm#noun

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/06/60II/main659336.shtml

Re: "... with the stress on the first syllable in desert, and on the second syllable in dessert. "

'desert' is stressed differently, depending upon wether it's a noun or a verb:

stress is on the first syllable when it's used as a noun ('the Sahara DEsert')

stress on the second syllable when it's used as a verb ('to leave a person or a place – He deSERted his wife)

so stress in the verb 'desert' (to desert something or someone) and 'dessert' (what would you like for dessert?) is the same; the difference is the pronunciation of S; desert [diZert] dessert [diSert]

Thanks for the correction. So, it's not only about the change in stress, but it's also about the changes in the pronunciation of the first e (e or i sound) and the middle s/ss (s or z sound).

Check out usage note here: http://www.goodwordguide.com/dictionary/abandon