forgotten

[ fer-got-n ]
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verb
  1. a past participle of forget.

usage note For forgotten

See forget.

Other words from forgotten

  • half-for·got·ten, adjective
  • qua·si-for·got·ten, adjective
  • un·for·got·ten, adjective
  • well-for·got·ten, adjective

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How to use forgotten in a sentence

  • Not all of the entries focus on places that are weathered and seemingly forgotten.

  • His never broken silence in the kirkyard was only to be explained by the unforgotten orders of his dead master.

    Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
  • Days, weeks, and months went by, and still that little cloud of unforgotten cowardice hung above the camp.

    Sixes and Sevens | O. Henry
  • In the deep blue eyes was a patient, reflective look that told of a past but unforgotten romance.

    David Dunne | Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • They would have seen a man thinking of something once dear to him, in the far and unforgotten past.

    Heart and Science | Wilkie Collins
  • Mark the unforgotten heroes, jungle prowlers 'mid them stray, On their brow and mailéd bosoms heedless perch the birds of prey!

    Maha-bharata | Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for forgotten

forgotten

/ (fəˈɡɒtən) /


verb
  1. a past participle of forget

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