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forgot

American  
[fer-got] / fərˈgɒt /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of forget.


forgot British  
/ fəˈɡɒt /

verb

  1. the past tense of forget

  2. archaic a past participle of forget

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Forgot to pay rent or the gas bill?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The studio, which operated on strict budgets and short production schedules, produced several films a year including big screen versions of Dr Who and dinosaur adventures such as The Land That Time Forgot.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

The three-LP box set “Ella Fitzgerald: Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol.1” gathers her singles together for the first time, including “The Sun Forgot to Shine This Morning” and “Hotta Chocolatta.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Forgot to make the sauce ahead of time?

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2022

"Forgot that rule. Doesn't make much sense, though, here, does it? I mean, it's 1976, people. And we're in America, right?"

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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