forgotten en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /fəˈɡʌt.ən/ (New-England)
- /fəˈɡɒt.n̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (New-England) audio
- [fɚˈɡʌ.ʔn̩] (New-England)
- /fɚˈɡʌt.ən/ (New-England)
- (US) audio
- /fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/ (General-American)
- [fɚˈɡɑ.ʔn̩] (General-American)
- [fəˈɡʌ.ʔn̩] (New-England)
Etymology
From Middle English foryoten, from Old English forġeten, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. By surface analysis, forgot + -en.
Meanings
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Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.
The special writers whom Pope singled out for ridicule in this poem are forgotten, but this does not matter.
1901, Vida Dutton Scudder, Introduction to the Study of English, Globe School Book Company, page 339:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most forgotten | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more forgotten | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
half-forgotten · forgottenness · unforgotten
Translations (25)
fr oublié (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · es olvidado (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · ar مَنْسِيّ (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · sh zaboravljen (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · cy anghofiedig (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · eo forgesita (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · pl zapomniany (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · el ξεχασμένος (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · yi פֿאַרגעסן (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · pt esquecido (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · is gleymdur (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · ru забы́тый (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · sk zabudnutý (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · la oblītus (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · fo burturgloymdur (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · be забы́ты (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · fi unohdettu (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · sv glömd (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · se vajálduvvan (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · de vergessen (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · nb bortglemt (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · fo gloymdur (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · da glemt (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · cs zapomenutý (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered) · nl vergeten (of which knowledge has been lost, which is no longer remembered)