forgetful

for·get·ful

 (fər-gĕt′fəl, fôr-)

adj.

1. Tending or likely to forget.

2. Marked by neglectful or heedless failure to remember: forgetful of one's responsibilities.

3. Causing one to be unable to remember.

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for·get′ful·ly adv.

for·get′ful·ness n.

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forgetful

(fəˈɡɛtfʊl)

adj

1. tending to forget

2. (foll by: of) inattentive (to) or neglectful (of)

3. poetic causing loss of memory

forˈgetfully adv

forˈgetfulness n

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for•get•ful

(fərˈgɛt fəl)

adj.

1. apt to forget; absent-minded.

2. heedless; neglectful (often fol. by of): forgetful of others.

3. bringing on oblivion: forgetful slumber.

[1350–1400; Middle English foryetful, foryetul, Old English forgietul]

for•get′ful•ly, adv.

for•get′ful•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	forgetful - (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory" unretentive, short unmindful, forgetful, mindless - not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
	2.	forgetful - not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw unmindful, mindless
	3.	forgetful - failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" oblivious inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

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forgetful

adjective absent-minded, vague, careless, neglectful, oblivious, lax, negligent, dreamy, slapdash, heedless, slipshod, inattentive, unmindful, apt to forget, having a memory like a sieve My mother has become very forgetful recently.
careful, attentive, mindful, retentive, unforgetting, unforgetful

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forgetful

adjective

1. Unable to remember:

amnesiac, amnesic, oblivious.

2. Showing no concern, attention, or regard:

careless, heedless, mindless, unconcerned, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking.

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Translations

كَثير النِسْيان

zapomnětlivý

glemsom

vergesslich

ξεχασιάρης

étourdi

gleyminn

smemoratodimentico

glemskglemsom

zábudlivý

pozabljiv

unutkan

健忘的

forgetful

[fəˈgetfʊl] ADJ (= lacking memory) → olvidadizo; (= absent-minded) → despistado; (= neglectful) (of one's duties etc) → descuidado
he's terribly forgetful → es tremendamente despistado, tiene una memoria pésima
forgetful of all else → olvidando todo lo demás, sin hacer caso de todo lo demás

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

forgetful

[fə^rˈgɛtfʊl] adj → distrait(e), étourdi(e)
forgetful of → oublieux/euse de

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

forgetful

adj (= absent-minded) → vergesslich; (of one’s duties etc) → achtlos, nachlässig (of gegenüber)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

forgetful

[fəˈgɛtfʊl] adj (absent-minded) → distratto/a, di poca memoria
forgetful of → dimentico/a di
it was very forgetful of me not to ... → è stata una grande dimenticanza quella di non...

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

forget

(fəˈget) – past tense forgot (fəˈgot) : past participle forgotten (fəˈgotn) – verb

1. to fail to remember. He has forgotten my name. vergeet يَنْسى، لا يَتَذَكَّر забравям esquecer zapomenout vergessen glemme ξεχνώolvidar unustama فراموش کردن unohtaa oublier לִשׁכּוֹחַ भूल जाना zaboraviti elfelejt melupakan gleyma dimenticare 忘れる 잊다 užmiršti aizmirst; piemirst melupakan vergetenglemmezapominać هېرول، له ياده وتل، له نظره اچول esquecer a uita не помнить zabudnúť pozabiti zaboraviti glömma [bort] ลืม unutmak 忘記 забувати بھولنا quên 忘记

2. to leave behind accidentally. She has forgotten her handbag. vergeet يَنْسى أن يَجْلِبَ معه оставям случайно esquecer zapomenout vergessen glemme ξεχνώ, αφήνω πίσω olvidar, dejar (maha) unustama جا گذاشتن unohtaa oublier לִשׁכּוֹחַ सोचना बंद कर देना zaboraviti, ostaviti elhagy melupakan gleyma dimenticare 置き忘れる 깜빡 잊고 오다 užmiršti aizmirst melupakan vergetenglemmezapominać ځای موندل esquecer a uita забыть zabudnúť pozabiti zaboraviti glömma ลืมทิ้งไว้ unutmak 遺忘 залишати غلطی سے چھوڑ دینا quên lãng 遗忘

3. to lose control of (oneself), act in an undignified manner. She forgot herself and criticized her boss during the company party. selfbeheersing verloor يَتَصَرَّفُ تَصَرُّفا غير لائِقٍ، يَنْسى نَفْسَه държа се неприлично perder a cabeça zapomenout se sich vergessen forglemme sig; forløbe sig ξεχνιέμαι, παραφέρομαι perder el control (ennast) unustama عنان اختیار از کف دادن menettää itsehillintänsä oublier לִשׁכּוֹחַ उपेक्षा करना zaboraviti se, izgubiti kontrolu nad sobom megfeledkezik (magáról) lupa diri gleyma sér perdere la padronanza di sé, comportarsi male 自制心を失う 자제심을 잃다 nesusivaldyti, užsimiršti aizmirsties; uzvesties nepiedienīgi lupa diri zich vergeten forløpe/glemme seg zapomnieć się بی کنترول کیدل perder a cabeça a nu se controla забываться zabudnúť sa spozabiti se izgubiti se glömma sig ควบคุมตัวเองไม่ได้ kaybetmek 忘形而表現出不當行為 забуватися آپا کھو دینا hành động không đứng đắn 忘乎所以，（举止）不得体

forˈgetful adjective

often forgetting. She is a very forgetful person. vergeetagtig كَثير النِسْيان разсеян esquecido zapomnětlivý vergeßlich glemsom ξεχασιάρηςdespistado, olvidadizo kehva mäluga فراموشکار huonomuistinen étourdi, négligentשכחן भुलक्कड़ zaboravan feledékeny pelupa gleyminn di poca memoria 忘れっぽい 잘 잊는 užmaršus aizmāršīgs pelupa vergeetachtigglemsk, glemsomzapominalski بې توجه، بې پامه، هېرجن esquecido uituc забывчивый zábudlivý pozabljiv zaboravan glömsk ขี้ลืม unutkan 健忘的 забудькуватий; безпам'ятний بھول جانے والا có thói quen hay quên 健忘的

forˈgetfully adverb

vergeetagtige مُتناسِيا، بِنِسْيان разсеяно distraidamente zapomnětlivě vergeßlich glemsomt ξεχνώντας συνεχώς despistadamente, distraídamente hooletult با بی دقتی huonomuistisesti dans un moment d'étourderie מִתוֹך שִׁכחָה भुलक्कड़पन से zaboravno lalai gleymskulega, gálaust distrattamente 忘れっぽく 잘 잊어 per užmarštį aizmāršīgi pelupa vergeetachtigglemsk, glemsomt przez zapomnienie بې توجه distraidamente într-un moment de ză­pă­ceală забывчиво zábudlivo zaboravno glömskt, försumligt อย่างขี้ลืม unutkanlıkla 健忘地 забудькуватість بھول سے sao lãng; lơ là 健忘地

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forgetful

a. olvidadizo-a; negligente.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

forgetful

adj olvidadizo

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