"forgetting" meaning in English

See forgetting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɚˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-forgetting.ogg [US] 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

Verb

IPA: /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɚˈɡɛtɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-forgetting.ogg [US]
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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

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