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forgotten

fur-GO-tn/fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/UKfuh-GOT-n/fəˈɡɒt.n̩/

Noun pluralforgottens

3 meanings of forgotten

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past participle of forget. Use this form after "have," "has," or "had," or in a passive sentence.

    I have forgotten her phone number again.

    By the next morning, the whole argument was forgotten.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    No longer remembered or known by anyone.

    Like an old toy left in a box that nobody thinks about anymore.

    The forgotten toy sat under the bed for years.

    Those old rules are now completely forgotten.

    Similarlost, obscure, neglected, overlooked, unremembered

    Oppositecelebrated

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  3. 3
    noun
    Someone or something that people no longer remember.

    The new museum tells the stories of the forgotten, workers whose names nobody wrote down.

    The radio host loves to play old songs by the forgotten of pop music.

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forgotten is a form of forget

forget, verb: To not remember something anymore, or to stop thinking about it. Full entry

Forms
forgetforgets he/she/itforgetting -ing formforgot past tenseforgotten past participle
Spelling
forget → forgotten: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

Made from "forgot" plus the ending "-en".