"forgetting" meaning in All languages combined

See forgetting on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɚˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-forgetting.ogg Forms: forgettings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} forgetting (plural forgettings)
  1. The mental act by which something is forgotten. Derived forms: catastrophic forgetting
    Sense id: en-forgetting-en-noun-YLQa8QRX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14

Verb [English]

IPA: /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɚˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-forgetting.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forgetting
  1. present participle and gerund of forget Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: forget
    Sense id: en-forgetting-en-verb-GLltT4ew

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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