forgotten

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /fɚˈɡɑt.n̩/
    (New England) IPA(key): /fəˈɡʌt.n̩/, /fɚˈɡʌt.n̩/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈɡɒt.n̩/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒtən
  • Hyphenation: for‧got‧ten

Adjective

forgotten (comparative more forgotten, superlative most forgotten)

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

Translations

Verb

forgotten

  1. past participle of forget

Noun

forgotten (plural forgottens)

  1. A person or thing that has been forgotten.
    • 2007 December 31, Alan Feuer, “Headliners of 07: A Subway Savior, Rampaging Rats, and a $12 Million Dog”, in New York Times:
      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.
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