forgotten

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UK /fəˈɡɒt.n̩/ US /fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, clean, emphatic, pretty, sure

I'm pretty sure I've forgotten where I parked my car this morning.

VERB + FORGOTTEN

going, haven't, past

I haven't forgotten what happened between us last summer.

FORGOTTEN + NOUN

anything, case, constructions, umbrella

She left her forgotten umbrella at the restaurant last night.

PREP.

about, in

I found my old diary forgotten in the attic after all these years.

ADV.

again, once, promptly

She had once forgotten her keys and got locked out of the apartment.

Definitions

adj

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

noun

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — not noticed inadvertently

disregarded

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

long absent, soon forgotten

Love fades away when people are distant and do not maintain close physical contact.

eaten bread is soon forgotten

Kind deeds or favors are often forgotten by the beneficiary once they have been performed.

Promised increases in productivity following previous pay rises never materialised -- as eaten bread is soon forgotten -- but we'll be paying for the crumbs for a long time to come

danger past, God forgotten

people only pray to God when they are in danger; faith in God is forgotten when danger is alleviated

danger past, God is forgotten

Alternative form of danger past, God forgotten

danger past and God forgotten

Alternative form of danger past, God forgotten

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

Danger past, God forgotten.

Tatoeba · #18396

The danger past and God forgotten.

Tatoeba · #20707

Hanako has forgotten her umbrella again.

Tatoeba · #23715

Are you sure you haven't forgotten anything?

Tatoeba · #24799

He isn't going to be forgotten in any case.

Tatoeba · #36793

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