Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forgotten

/fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: for-got-ten
IPA: /fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

verb

past participle of forget.

noun

A person or thing that has been forgotten.

Example Sentences

"The special writers whom Pope singled out for ridicule in this poem are forgotten, but this does not matter."
"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."

Etymology

From Middle English foryoten, from Old English forġeten, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. By surface analysis, forgot + -en.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: foryoten, forġeten, *fragetan

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/
British English: /fəˈɡɒt.n̩/

Inflected Forms

more forgotten (comparative) most forgotten (superlative) forgottens (plural)

Derived Forms

forgottenness unforgotten

Phrases

half-forgotten

Synonyms

disregarded

Rhymes With

gotten cotton rotten groton totten wotton cotten misbegotten totton scotton guncotton botten

Questions

How do you pronounce forgotten?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɚˈɡɑ.tn̩/.
What does forgotten mean?: Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.
Where does forgotten come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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