forgot

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UK/fəˈɡɒt/US/fɚˈɡɑt/

A form of forget — To lose remembrance of.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of forget
  2. archaiccolloquialparticiplepastpast participle of forget

    Sir, Lord Hailes has forgot. There is nothing in Pryor that will excite to lewdness.

    1816 [1777], James Boswell, quoting Samuel Johnson, The life of Samuel Johnson […] , volume 3, T. Cadell and W. Davies, pages 210–211
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    Pro. Thou lieſt, malignant Thing: haſt thou forgot / The fowle Witch Sycorax, who with Age and Enuy / Was grown into a hoope? haſt thou forgot her?

    1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 4

    “That's so sweet of you! I think everyone has forgot me, sitting here in my box like a doll in a shop and nobody wants her.” “You haven't seen Dr. Wilfred, have you, Elli?” said Nikki. “Our lecturer? He hasn't phoned, by any chance?”

    2012, Michael Frayn, Skios: A Novel, volume 1, Macmillan, page 189

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with forgot

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APA

forgot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgot

MLA

“forgot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forgot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgot.

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