adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/fəˈɡɒt.n̩/
General-American:/fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/
General-American:[fɚˈɡɑ.ʔn̩]
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New-England:/fəˈɡʌt.ən/
New-England:[fəˈɡʌ.ʔn̩]
New-England:/fɚˈɡʌt.ən/
New-England:[fɚˈɡʌ.ʔn̩]
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rhymes with -ɒtən
CMU ARPABET:F ER0 G AA1 T AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:F AO0 R G AA1 T AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person or thing that has been forgotten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
past participle of forget.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not noticed inadvertently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night
he was scolded for his forgotten chores
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disregarded
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English foryoten, from Old English forġeten, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. By surface analysis, forgot + -en.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَنْسِيّ
(mansiyy)
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Belarusian:
забы́ты
(zabýty)
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Czech:
zapomenutý
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Danish:
glemt
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Dutch:
vergeten
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Esperanto:
forgesita
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Faroese:
gloymdur
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Faroese:
burturgloymdur
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Finnish:
unohdettu
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
French:
oublié
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
German:
vergessen
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Greek:
ξεχασμένος
(xechasménos)
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Icelandic:
gleymdur
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Latin:
oblītus
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Norwegian Bokmål:
bortglemt
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Polish:
zapomniany
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Portuguese:
esquecido
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Russian:
забы́тый
(zabýtyj)
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Northern Sami:
vajálduvvan
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Serbo-Croatian:
zaboravljen
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Slovak:
zabudnutý
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Spanish:
olvidado
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Swedish:
glömd
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Welsh:
anghofiedig
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
Yiddish:
פֿאַרגעסן
(fargesn)
— of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered
