forgotten
Americanverb
verb
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Usage
See forget.
Other Word Forms
- half-forgotten adjective
- quasi-forgotten adjective
- unforgotten adjective
- well-forgotten adjective
Example Sentences
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He said that in the past wells had been associated with poisoning and illness and many of the public wells in Glasgow were capped and then forgotten.
From BBC
"Twenty years of Afghan-US partnership must not be forgotten," the coalition's statement said, nodding to the two-decade effort launched by the US in 2001 to overthrow Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and establish security in the country.
From BBC
The first woman to be elected to Congress is almost forgotten today outside of her home state of Montana.
It’s not fair that Freddie Freeman’s 18th-inning home run to end what equaled the longest World Series game will be somewhat forgotten in the wake of last year’s game-winning World Series grand slam.
From Los Angeles Times
"I can't have her being forgotten, she was too precious for that."
From BBC
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