vergeten

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

ver‧ge‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vərˈɣeːtə(n)/

Etymology

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.