English-German translation for "forgetful"

"forgetful" German translation

forgetful
[-fəl; -ful]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • vergesslich
    forgetful prone to forget
    forgetful prone to forget
examples
  • to be forgetful ofsomething | etwas sth
    something | etwasetwas vergessen
    to be forgetful ofsomething | etwas sth
  • vergessen machend
    forgetful causing forgetfulness poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
    forgetful causing forgetfulness poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet
  • forgetful syn → see „oblivious
    forgetful syn → see „oblivious
  • forgetful → see „unmindful
    forgetful → see „unmindful
Er wurde vergesslich, was ihn sehr ärgerte.
He was becoming forgetful, which bothered him a lot.
Source: Tatoeba
Meine Großmutter vergisst in letzter Zeit sehr oft, wo sie ihre Sachen hat.
My grandmother is very forgetful of things nowadays.
Source: Tatoeba
Meine Großmutter wurde allmählich vergesslich und gebrechlich.
My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.
Source: Tatoeba
Sie muss ziemlich vergesslich sein, denke ich.
But somehow, she must have had a forgetful memory, I think.
Source: TED
Du neigst dazu, Dinge zu vergessen.
You are apt to be forgetful.
Source: Tatoeba
Ich denke, wir sind bewusst vergesslich.
I mean that we are being deliberately forgetful ‘ ’.
Source: Europarl
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