vergeten

Meaning

1. to forget (lose remembrance of)
2. to forget (fail to do)
3. to leave (fail to take)

vergeten

1. to forget (lose remembrance of)
2. to forget (fail to do)
3. to leave (fail to take)

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Concepts

forget

forgotten

Synonyms

verleren

afleren

laten liggen

wegmaken

verlaten

blokkeren

nalaten

Translations

oublier

vergessen

olvidar

esquecer

dimenticare

oblidar

ξεχνώ

unutmak

oblidar-se

olvidarse

esquecer-se

نَسِيَ

obliare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈɣeːtə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vergēten

Inherited from Old Dutch: fargetan

In summary

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

Sentences

Je bent je jasje vergeten .

You forgot your jacket.

Wij dachten dat die allang vergeten waren .

We thought such figures had passed into history.

Hij had alweer zijn laptop vergeten .

He'd forgotten his laptop again.

Hij dacht dat zijn scheerapparaat stuk was , maar hij was gewoon vergeten om de stekker erin te steken .

He thought his shaver was broken, but he just forgot to plug it in.

Laat ons niet vergeten dat de markteconomie welvaart creëert .

Let us not forget that the market economy creates prosperity.

De maatregelen ter ondersteuning van biodiversiteit mogen niet vergeten worden .

The biodiversity support measures must not be forgotten.