Word: forgetting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: for
ge
tting
Definition: The mental act by which something is forgotten.
Morphemes:
Affix: for-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Completely; to the fullest extent; superseded by combinations with up in senses where no upward movement is involved, e.g. forgive = "give up (one's offenses)", forgather = "gather up", forbeat = "beat up".
Affix: get
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.