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forgotten

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fəˈɡɒt.n̩/ / /fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/ / [fɚˈɡɑ.ʔn̩]

adj

Etymology: From Middle English foryoten, from Old English forġeten, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. By surface analysis, forgot + -en.

  1. Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English foryoten, from Old English forġeten, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. By surface analysis, forgot + -en.

  1. A person or thing that has been forgotten.

    Luckily for these unfortunate forgottens, New Year is approaching, a time when, despite the intuitions of the calendar, our thoughts often turn to the past.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English foryoten, from Old English forġeten, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. By surface analysis, forgot + -en.

  1. past participle of forget.