forgotten
adjective
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- past participle of forget.