1
as in misses
to be unable to recall or think of
I forget exactly on which street that the house is
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2
as in ignores
to fail to give proper attention to
she promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college
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as in neglects
to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
he forgot the pot boiling on the stove
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as in fails
to miss the opportunity or obligation
I forgot to call on his birthday
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Recent Examples of forgets
The customer forgets to cancel, pays for a few more months, and the firm books the revenue.
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Hec Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Macron forgets his watch Macron appeared to leave behind his watch after eating lunch with several other world leaders.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
Bonnie forgets her toys almost instantly and is overjoyed when Lilypad adds her to a group chat for the girls in her dance class.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
On the other, giving up 24 goals in a five-game loss to a team that immediately forgets how to score and gets swept isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of a team being close to contending.
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Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
But everyone clocks out eventually—a fact Kristy never forgets.
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Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
Orlanes never forgets to put in the work.
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Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
In its hyper-focus on Moulin himself, the film forgets to incorporate the wider world, including and especially the question of who might have betrayed him — a real mystery it half-teases before ignoring.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior.
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Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Hec Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Macron forgets his watch Macron appeared to leave behind his watch after eating lunch with several other world leaders.
—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
Bonnie forgets her toys almost instantly and is overjoyed when Lilypad adds her to a group chat for the girls in her dance class.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
On the other, giving up 24 goals in a five-game loss to a team that immediately forgets how to score and gets swept isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of a team being close to contending.
—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
But everyone clocks out eventually—a fact Kristy never forgets.
—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
Orlanes never forgets to put in the work.
—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
In its hyper-focus on Moulin himself, the film forgets to incorporate the wider world, including and especially the question of who might have betrayed him — a real mystery it half-teases before ignoring.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Étienne, however, never forgets his first tussle in the woods with Bartosz (Julian Swiezewski), a Polish trucker who saves his lover’s skin when the cops show up to arrest them and other men for indecent behavior.
—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgets
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But the story misses a scary thing about Big Tech.
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When a race team misses a shipment, the impact is immediate.
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Furthermore, the new deal ignores Lebanon’s efforts to free itself from Iran’s influence in the country through its Hezbollah ally.
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Rambling usually ignores it when Dean Cain posts one of his tirades against liberal Hollywood.
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In high-stakes situations, a leader who fully relies on algorithmic advice neglects the most crucial part of their role.
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What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.
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Tapping into the sporting zeitgeist, the slapstick animation, sees Daffy Duck confounded when Elmer Fudd fails to turn up for duck hunting season.
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An extended car warranty can save electric vehicle (EV) owners thousands of dollars when a critical component, such as an electric motor or battery management system, fails unexpectedly.
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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If your phone switches to SOS mode, loses service or stops receiving calls and texts, contact your carrier right away.
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Meanwhile, Kyiv, in Kempf’s telling, has been consumed by maximalist aspirations and began negotiating only in 2024, a timeline that notably omits the 2022 talks in Turkey.
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Haiti is rich and beautiful, yet the media omits this part of the country.
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“Forgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgets. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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