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vergeten.

to forget (lose remembrance of)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/vərˈɣeːtə(n)/

  1. to forget (lose remembrance of)

    Ik ben zijn naam vergeten.

  2. to forget (fail to do)

    Ik vergat de deur op slot te doen.

  3. to leave (fail to take)

    Ik heb mijn sleutel thuis vergeten.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vergēten, from Old Dutch fargetan, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan.

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