vergessen.
to forget (lose remembrance of)
Meaning & usage
to forget (lose remembrance of)
Diese ganzen Geschichten hatte ich ja ganz vergessen.
to forget (fail to do something out of forgetfulness)
Ich habe vergessen, den Brief abzuschicken.
to leave (forget to take)
Ich habe meinen Schlüssel bei dir vergessen.
to overlook, to miss
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vergëȥȥen, from Old High German firgëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan.
forgotten
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