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forgotten

/fəˈɡɒt.n̩/ /fəˈɡʌt.n̩/

Meanings
verb
To lose remembrance of.

Examples :

"I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school."
mind action being past

Related Words

Illustration remembrance

remembrance noun

/ɹɪ.ˈmɛm.bɹəns/

The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.

"My grandmother's photograph served as a constant remembrance of her warm smile. "

Illustration knowledge

knowledge noun

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ /ˈnɑlɪdʒ/

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

"My knowledge of history helped me understand the current political situation better. "

Illustration remembered

remembered verb

/ɹɪˈmɛmbəd/ /ɹɪˈmɛmbɚd/

To reconstitute or reassemble that which has been dismembered.

"After the storm scattered the pieces of the model airplane, the child carefully remembered how they fit together. "

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration photograph

photograph noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

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unintentionally adverb

/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəli/ /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənli/

In an unintentional manner; not intentionally.

"I unintentionally deleted the important document from my computer. "

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vacation noun

/veɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /veɪˈkeɪʃən/

Freedom from some business or activity.

"After a long week of school, my vacation was a welcome freedom from studying. "

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euphemism noun

/ˈjuː.fəˌmɪ.z(ə)m/

The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.

"Instead of saying "my sister's behavior was terrible," they used the euphemism "my sister's behavior was less than ideal." "

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assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration anniversary

anniversary noun

/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/ /ˌænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/

A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

"Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war."

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remembering verb

/ɹɪˈmɛmb(ə)ɹɪŋ/

To reconstitute or reassemble that which has been dismembered.

""The historian spent years remembering the fragmented details of the ancient civilization, piecing together their lost culture." "

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quadratic noun

/kwɑˈdrætɪk/ /kwɒˈdrætɪk/

A quadratic polynomial, function or equation.

"The math test included a section on quadratics, and I needed to remember the quadratic formula to solve the problems. "