forgotten

«forgotten» in Mova's school dictionary: Past participle of «forget»: not remembered; something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (past participle of forget: forget, forgot, forgotten); adjective (forgotten — not remembered)

meaning for a pupil

1) Past participle of «forget»: not remembered; something you did not keep in your mind (I have forgotten my password). tree →

2) Forgotten (adjective): no longer remembered or cared about by people (a forgotten toy, a forgotten village). tree →

sense in the lessons

At school it is common: forgotten homework, a forgotten PE kit, forgotten lunch. In history and stories, forgotten places, people and treasures are often found again. In safety: never leave a forgotten bag unattended in airports and stations — and don't touch one, tell staff. Phrases: have forgotten, long forgotten, forgotten about, forgive and forget.

examples

• I have forgotten my lunch box at home! tree →
• Have you forgotten your password again? tree →
• They found a forgotten tunnel under the old house. tree →
• The forgotten teddy sat in the attic for years. tree →
• Don't worry, it's forgotten — let's be friends. tree →
• I'd forgotten all about the party until you said it. tree →
• Tell a teacher if you see a forgotten bag on a train. tree →
• All wrongs and unfaithfulness were forgotten. tree →

note

Forms: forget (now), forgot (past: I forgot yesterday), forgotten (with have/has/had: I have forgotten). In American English «forgot» is sometimes used as past participle in speech, but «forgotten» is standard. Spell with double «t»: forgotten.

In the corpora

• An older person who finds a new partner after losing a husband or wife has not forgotten the one who died.
• Grief gets gentler over months and years; playing and laughing during that time does not mean you have forgotten the person.
• Agoutis open hard Brazil nut pods and bury spare seeds, and the forgotten seeds grow into new Brazil nut trees.
• I had forgotten all about them,» says Toad lightly about Mole and Badger.
• I had forgotten all about them.»

Trees and pragmatics

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