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forgot

[fer-got] / fərˈgɒt /
VERB
not be able to remember
Synonyms
STRONG
blow obliterate
WEAK
clean forget consign to oblivion dismiss from mind disremember draw a blank escape one's memory fail to remember let slip from memory lose consciousness of lose sight of misrecollect think no more of
Antonyms
WEAK
carry learn recall recollect remember take
VERB
leave behind
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fail ignore neglect overlook skip
STRONG
blink discount disregard drop omit slight transgress trespass
WEAK
lose sight of overpass pass over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve complete finish heed look at notice regard succeed
STRONG
attend pay attention
WEAK
carry learn recall recollect remember take

Example Sentences

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Forgot to pay rent or the gas bill?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

August 29 marks 20 years since Katrina ripped through the City That Care Forgot, and the intervening decades have yielded impassioned examinations of what went wrong.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Bell sang his aching ballad “I Forgot to Be Your Lover,” participated in a gospel number and emceed throughout the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2022

You Forgot The Colour Film - Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen - is about a boyfriend called Michael who takes her on holiday and takes a black-and-white film for the camera.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2021

“Hopefully I ranked higher than him . . . oh, and all the Dauntless-born initiates. Forgot about them.”

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth