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forgotten oneself

forgotten oneself is the past participle of forget oneself.

Meaning of forget oneself

Verb

forget oneself (third-person singular simple present forgets oneself, present participle forgetting oneself, simple past forgot oneself, past participle forgotten oneself)

  1. (idiomatic) to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
    • "Look'ee here, Pip," said he, laying his hand on my arm in a suddenly altered and subdued manner; "first of all, look'ee here. I forgot myself half a minute ago. What I said was low; that's what it was; low. […]1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
  2. To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.

Questions about forgotten oneself

What is forgotten oneself the past participle of?
Forgotten oneself is the past participle of forget oneself.

Words near forgotten oneself in the dictionary

  1. forgot to take one's medication this morning
  2. forgot to take one's pills this morning
  3. forgotten
  4. forgotten about
  5. forgotten one's manners
  6. forgotten oneself
  7. forgotten to take one's medication this morning
  8. forgotten to take one's pills this morning
  9. forgottenness
  10. forgottens
  11. forgrew

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