Vergessen
Example: Ich habe meinen Schlüssel zu Hause vergessen.
Definition
"Vergessen" means to fail to remember something or to leave something behind unintentionally, as in the phrase 'Ich habe meinen Schlüssel zu Hause vergessen,' which means 'I forgot my key at home.' It involves losing awareness or recollection of information or objects.
Etymology
The word "vergessen" comes from the Old High German 'firgessan,' which combines 'ver-' (a prefix often implying loss or error) and 'gessan' (to seize or grasp). Did you know that "vergessen" literally suggests 'to let go' or 'to lose hold of' something in memory?
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"Vergessen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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