1
as in missed
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 ignored
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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3
as in neglected
to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
he forgot the pot boiling on the stove
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as in failed
to miss the opportunity or obligation
I forgot to call on his birthday
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Recent Examples of forgot
Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it.
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Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Half the internet is broken on slow connections because devs forgot users don’t have M3 MacBooks.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
His older sister had been cooking breakfast and forgot to turn off the stove before leaving for work.
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Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
However, neither Zac nor Lydia forgot the conversation had just hours prior.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Magdon-Ismail visited Kortina in New York City, but forgot his wallet, and Kortina covered the expenses for the weekend trip.
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Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
It’s called the Zeigarnik effect, first studied by the Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik in 1927, after her professor observed that waiters remembered the details of unpaid orders but forgot orders whose bills had been settled.
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Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Mom placed her purse on the top of the toilet tank, forgot about it and returned to the car.
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Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
White never forgot the gesture.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2026
Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Half the internet is broken on slow connections because devs forgot users don’t have M3 MacBooks.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
His older sister had been cooking breakfast and forgot to turn off the stove before leaving for work.
—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
However, neither Zac nor Lydia forgot the conversation had just hours prior.
—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Magdon-Ismail visited Kortina in New York City, but forgot his wallet, and Kortina covered the expenses for the weekend trip.
—
Colin Dodds,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
It’s called the Zeigarnik effect, first studied by the Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik in 1927, after her professor observed that waiters remembered the details of unpaid orders but forgot orders whose bills had been settled.
—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Mom placed her purse on the top of the toilet tank, forgot about it and returned to the car.
—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
White never forgot the gesture.
—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgot
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Maybe your flight was canceled, your luggage disappeared, you got stranded overseas, missed a cruise departure or learned a hard lesson the hard way.
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The consensus seems to be that the Mavs will target a point guard, which makes sense as the Mavs’ current lead guard, Kyrie Irving, is 34 and missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.
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After years of exam leaks, persistently high youth unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, their simmering frustration is sparking a demand for accountability that many say can no longer be ignored.
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Several states and agencies also charge for rescues, particularly when visitors have ignored warning signs.
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The organization also wants an independent investigation into why Heritage Park was neglected, a review of maintenance records and an inspection of all public housing in the city.
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The cemetery has been neglected for decades, but White wants to ensure its historical value is retained for those buried there who cannot speak for themselves.
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Despite his storied career, Messi failed to score a goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Foundation board treasurer Mark Rahman, a volunteer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri Valley who also lost a child to suicide, supports Alan's parents' mission to bring good from their grief.
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Having lost to Mexico in the tournament's opening game and then drawn with Czechia, South Africa came into this game at the foot of the table.
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The high school exam board, CBSE, has faced public outrage over an electronic marking system plagued with technical glitches, during which students said answers were wrongly marked or, in some cases, answer sheets were omitted entirely.
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However, despite the company’s substantial size, it was omitted from the Fortune 500 at the time.
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“Forgot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgot. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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