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# forgetful

«forgetful» in Mova's school dictionary: **Often forgetting things, like names, homework or where…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (forgetful, more forgetful, most forgetful)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Often forgetting things, like names, homework or where you put something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#m1)

2) Forgetful of something means paying so little attention to it that you ignore it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories a forgetful character (an old wizard, a scatterbrained uncle) creates funny problems. In everyday life we help forgetful people with lists, reminders and calendars. Being tired or ill can make people forgetful. Noun: forgetfulness.

### examples

- My grandpa is getting a bit forgetful, so he writes notes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#x1)
- I'm so forgetful – I left my lunch at home again! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#x2)
- The forgetful wizard could never remember his spells. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#x3)
- A checklist helps forgetful people pack their bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#x4)
- When you are tired, you can become forgetful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#x5)
- Don't be forgetful about feeding the goldfish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#x6)
- Quick as lightning, and forgetful of every danger, she flew down upon them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/#x7)

### note

Only one l at the end: forgetful (not forgetfull) — the suffix -ful has one l. Noun: forgetfulness. Opposite: mindful, with a good memory.

### In the corpora

- [People are sensitive about how they look: wrinkles, baldness, being short or not pretty, or getting forgetful with age.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/9-age-looks-and-size/0/)
- [Being patient and reminding kindly helps a forgetful grandparent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families/7/)
- [Reminders, like a note or an alarm, help people keep promises when they are forgetful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/358-promises-to-little-brothers-gran-dad-and-the-cat/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forgetful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.