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for⋅got⋅ten

  [fer-got-n]
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–verb
a pp. of forget.

for⋅get

  [fer-get] verb, -got or (Archaic) -gat; -got⋅ten or -got; -get⋅ting.
–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.
6. to neglect willfully; disregard or slight.
–verb (used without object)
7. to cease or omit to think of something.
—Idiom
8. forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
Origin:
bef. 900; for- + get; r. ME foryeten, OE forg(i)etan; c. OS fargetan, OHG firgezzan

Related forms:
for⋅get⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
for⋅get⋅ter, noun

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.
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for·get   (fər-gět', fôr-)   
v.   for·got (-gŏt'), for·got·ten (-gŏt'n) or for·got, for·get·ting, for·gets

v.   tr.
  1. To be unable to remember (something).
  2. To treat with thoughtless inattention; neglect: forget one's family.
  3. To leave behind unintentionally.
  4. To fail to mention.
    1. To banish from one's thoughts: forget a disgrace.
    2. Informal To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative: Oh, forget it. I refuse to go!
v.   intr.
  1. To cease remembering: Let's forgive and forget.
  2. To fail or neglect to become aware at the proper or specified moment: forgot about my dental appointment.

[Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
for·get'ter n.
for·got·ten   (fər-gŏt'n, fôr-)   
v.  A past participle of forget.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Forgotten

For*got"ten\, p. p. of Forget.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : forgotten
Spanish: olvidar,
German: vergessen,
Japanese: 忘れる
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