forgotten
Americanverb
verb
Usage
See forget.
Other Word Forms
Explanation
Something that's forgotten isn't remembered or considered. Your forgotten mail might sit in the mailbox all weekend, if you simply don't think about it. Your English teacher might reassure you that the bad grade you got on a paper last month is forgotten, and you could find that as you start reading a great book, your difficult day is forgotten. In both cases, something is overlooked, disregarded or erased from memory. Forgotten comes from forget, from the Old English forgietan, "fail to remember" or "neglect inadvertently."
Example Sentences
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The evidence for another forgotten ruler comes from a stela discovered in 1894 at Tell 'Abta, Iraq.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Not everything Kanye West said should be forgotten," it said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"I know God has not forgotten about these eight people."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Concours d’Lemons celebrates something very different: the odd, forgotten and sometimes downright terrible cars that rarely make it onto a concours lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
On my bed lay the new maroon dress; I had forgotten to put it back on.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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