forgot
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
An inflected form of forget · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,419 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,926 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- dismiss from the mind; stop remembering also: bury I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
- be unable to remember also: block, blank out, draw a blank I'm drawing a blankYou are blocking the name of your first wife!
- forget to do something Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!
- leave behind unintentionally also: leave I forgot my umbrella in the restaurantI left my keys inside the car and locked the doors
forgot in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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P.S. I forgot to speak of my repose.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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She forgot, in her interest over Jimmy, to remember that the bay window looked directly on to the village street.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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When they came to arrest him, he forgot to change again, and went off with the coat he had on.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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At high noon on the Merrimac The ancient ferryman Forgot, at times, his idle oars, So fair a freight to scan.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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John never forgot that memorable morning when he learned for the first time what place he had taken in the school.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1