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- [fer-got-n]
- /fərˈgɒt n/
- /fə(r)ˈɡɒt(ə)n/
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- [fer-got-n]
- /fərˈgɒt n/
Definitions of forgotten word
- verb forgotten a past participle of forget. 1
- verb with object forgotten to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name. 1
- verb with object forgotten to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving. 1
- verb with object forgotten to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys. 1
- verb with object forgotten to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed. 1
- verb with object forgotten to fail to think of; take no note of. 1
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Origin of forgotten
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
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Parts of speech for Forgotten
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forgotten popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forgotten
adj forgotten
- gone — past participle of go1 .
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- omitted — to leave out; fail to include or mention: to omit a name from a list.
- obliterated — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
adjective forgotten
- erased — (of a head or limb) depicted as cut off in a jagged line.
Antonyms for forgotten
adj forgotten
- remembered — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
- recollected — calm; composed.
adjective forgotten
- existing — In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.
noun forgotten
- anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
- remembrance — a retained mental impression; memory.
- remembrancer — a person who reminds another of something.
- mental image — sth imagined
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