The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten.forgotten1 verbforgotten2 adjective
forgottenfor‧got‧ten1 /fəˈɡɒtn $ fərˈɡɑːtn/ verb 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Ah... everyone would be forgotten, even Goethe, if the earth should chance to collide with a comet.
- And to my surprise Sam said he had forgotten all about it.
- But he commented that he has never forgotten what she said.
- He had forgotten to sign for them at Tansonhut.
- New wallpaper, new furniture, new window frames ... the past is forgotten.
- Paul strode towards the parlour, his misery forgotten.
- They had conveniently forgotten to tell me I had to carry out my punishment holding the glass in my left hand.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten.
the past participle of forget The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten.forgotten1 verbforgotten2 adjective
forgottenforgotten2 adjective [usually before noun] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Rural California is definitely the forgotten part of the state.
- Another forgotten instrument in those days.
- But for the forgotten victims - the wives - there is little official recognition, let alone pressure for reform.
- Collegiality seemed now once more a forgotten word.
- In the living room, a forgotten glass half-full of wine.
- Replace those paperbacks and forgotten bestsellers with leather-bound classics!
- There are many other forgotten sections in the library.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten.
that people have forgotten about or do not pay much attention to: The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten. a forgotten corner of the churchyard