forgotten
[fer-got-n]
- a past participle of forget.
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forget
[fer-get]
- to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving.
- to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys.
- to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed.
- to fail to think of; take no note of.
- to neglect willfully; disregard or slight.
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- to cease or omit to think of something.
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- forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
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Origin of forget
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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goneabandonedlostomittedobliteratedlapsedburiedrepressedsuppressedbygonepastunrememberedExamples from the Web for forgotten
Contemporary Examples
But even though he has been disappeared, Castro is not forgotten.
What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight.
In the 54 years since they departed, Belgika has been forgotten by the outside world.
The pyramids of Meroe await a day when stability will allow outsiders to peek at a forgotten ancient kingdom.
But because they are not forgotten, they cannot completely be abandoned.
Historical Examples
In the midst of this generosity, the services of Geta and Milza were not forgotten.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
He tried to recall some forgotten detail of the business that might serve to occupy him.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Some books were in frequent use, but others were not forgotten.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
His name, once the most familiar, was forgotten in the list of American bards.
Biographical SketchesNathaniel Hawthorne
It was not in Vavasor's usual taste: he had forgotten his best manners.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
forgotten
- a past participle of forget
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forget
- (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to fail to recall (someone or something once known); be unable to remember
- (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to neglect, usually as the result of an unintentional error
- (tr) to leave behind by mistake
- (tr) to disregard intentionally
- (when tr, may take a clause as object) to fail to mention
- forget oneself
- to act in an improper manner
- to be unselfish
- to be deep in thought
- forget it! an exclamation of annoyed or forgiving dismissal of a matter or topic
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Word Origin
Old English forgietan; related to Old Frisian forgeta, Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
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Word Origin and History for forgotten
adj.
early 15c., past participle adjective from forget.
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forget
v.
Old English forgietan, from for-, used here with negative force, "away, amiss, opposite" + gietan "to grasp" (see get). To "un-get," hence "to lose" from the mind. A common Germanic construction (cf. Old Saxon fargetan, Old Frisian forjeta, Dutch vergeten, Old High German firgezzan, German 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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Idioms and Phrases with forgotten
forget
In addition to the idiom beginning with forget
- forget it
- forget oneself
also see:
- forgive and forget
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