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Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

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Definitions
Verb
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simple past tense of forget

"I forgot my umbrella, so I got completely soaked when it started raining."

In plain English: To forget means to lose something from your mind so you can't remember it anymore.

"I forgot to buy milk on my way home from work."

Usage: Use "forgot" only as the simple past tense of the verb "to forget" to describe an action that did not happen in the past. Do not use it as the present participle; instead, say "forgetting" when describing an ongoing action or a state occurring now.

Example Sentences
"I forgot to buy milk on my way home from work." verb
"I forgot to lock the door before leaving for work." verb
"She forgot her keys inside the car again." verb
"He forgot how to play his favorite childhood game after years of not playing it." verb
Related Terms

Origin

Fogot is an archaic past tense form of forget, derived from Old English forgotton, which combines for- (completely) and gietan (to get or remember). It originally meant to have completely lost memory of something.

Rhyming Words
got igot egot ungot bigot gigot ingot argot begot magot ergot fagot cagot margot lingot fangot spigot aligot riggot giggot
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