- past tense form of forget.
forgot
Example Sentences
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Ever been confused by a random amount leaving your bank then had that sinking feeling it's a subscription you forgot to cancel or didn't mean to sign up to?
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"They can't be shoved to the back and forgot about. We'll do everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The light-bodied red, Passeggiata, he explained, was a rosé gone wrong when winemakers forgot to remove the grapes’ skins at the correct time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Marine Corps officer from Dayton, Ohio, who had bought three tickets on a whim and promptly forgot about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
We’d planned to sleep like cowboys around the fire but forgot to bring a length of rope to circle the campsite.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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