Definitions

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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I came home and told my husband, fell asleep and when I woke up, I completely forgot about it.

From Los Angeles Times

They glanced round at him, but he only nodded at them, and they forgot him as soon as he passed out of sight, which was as he intended.

From Literature

“The letters H-W-B seem random enough. They are random, to any outside viewer. Except for one thing—I haven’t spun the rotors since I set up the machine. I should have, but I forgot to.”

From Literature

“I forgot it,” I say, which is true.

From Literature

He named the firm after citrinitas, a stage of alchemy that most people forgot about.

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