forgotten
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n verb
a past participle of forget.
Related forms
half-for·got·ten, adjective
qua·si-for·got·ten, adjective
un·for·got·ten, adjective
well-for·got·ten, adjective
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verb (used with object)
1.
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
2.
to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving.
3.
to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys.
4.
to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed.
5.
to fail to think of; take no note of.
verb (used without object)
Idioms 7.
to cease or omit to think of something.
8.
forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
Origin:
before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
Related forms
for·get·ta·ble, adjective
for·get·ter, noun
un·for·get·ting, adjective
Usage note
Both forgot and forgotten are used as the past participle of forget: Many have already forgot (or forgotten) the hard times of the Depression. Only forgotten is used attributively: half-forgotten memories.
Both forgot and forgotten are used as the past participle of forget: Many have already forgot (or forgotten) the hard times of the Depression. Only forgotten is used attributively: half-forgotten memories.
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forget (fəˈɡɛt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , archaic, dialect -gets, -getting, -got, -gotten, -got | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to neglect, usually as the result of an unintentional error |
| 3. | (tr) to leave behind by mistake |
| 4. | (tr) to disregard intentionally |
| 5. | ( |
| 6. | forget oneself |
| a. to act in an improper manner | |
| b. to be unselfish | |
| c. to be deep in thought | |
| 7. | forget it! an exclamation of annoyed or forgiving dismissal of a matter or topic |
| [Old English forgietan; related to Old Frisian forgeta, Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan] | |
| for'gettable | |
| —adj | |
| for'getter | |
| —n | |
| forgotten (fəˈɡɒtən) | |
| —vb | |
| a past participle of forget | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
forget
O.E. forgytan, from for- "passing by, letting go" (cf. forbear, forgo) + gietan "to grasp" (see get). A common Gmc. construction (cf. O.S. fargetan, Du. vergeten, Ger. vergessen "to forget"). The literal sense would be "to lose (one's) grip on," but that is not recorded in any
Germanic language. Related: Forgetting; forgot; forgotten.
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Example sentences
These powers of body and mind have in the past been strangely wasted, dispersed, or forgotten.
Rye whiskey is the world's great forgotten spirit, distinctive, complex and delicious.
If you come upon something once, it will likely be forgotten.
The park was one of the world's great ecosystems but was destroyed and forgotten.
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