forgetful

«forgetful» in Mova's school dictionary: Often forgetting things, like names, homework or where… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (forgetful, more forgetful, most forgetful)

meaning for a pupil

1) Often forgetting things, like names, homework or where you put something. tree →

2) Forgetful of something means paying so little attention to it that you ignore it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories a forgetful character (an old wizard, a scatterbrained uncle) creates funny problems. In everyday life we help forgetful people with lists, reminders and calendars. Being tired or ill can make people forgetful. Noun: forgetfulness.

examples

• My grandpa is getting a bit forgetful, so he writes notes. tree →
• I'm so forgetful – I left my lunch at home again! tree →
• The forgetful wizard could never remember his spells. tree →
• A checklist helps forgetful people pack their bags. tree →
• When you are tired, you can become forgetful. tree →
• Don't be forgetful about feeding the goldfish. tree →
• Quick as lightning, and forgetful of every danger, she flew down upon them. tree →

note

Only one l at the end: forgetful (not forgetfull) — the suffix -ful has one l. Noun: forgetfulness. Opposite: mindful, with a good memory.

In the corpora

• People are sensitive about how they look: wrinkles, baldness, being short or not pretty, or getting forgetful with age.
• Being patient and reminding kindly helps a forgetful grandparent.
• Reminders, like a note or an alarm, help people keep promises when they are forgetful.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «forgetful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.