forget
verb (used with object)
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall.
forgetting
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present participleof forget.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"I am slowly forgetting all the tricks," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The member of the Groundlings main company has made guest appearances throughout the year with the Joes, sometimes catching themselves watching in admiration and forgetting they were in the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
—Southwest pilot and pilot podcast host Max Palmer, on wealthy pilots who splurge on boats, cars and planes, forgetting about past layoffs and industry crises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
As memory scholar Paul Connerton has argued, some forms of forgetting are not failures but necessary parts of social life.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
He was preening, apparently forgetting that he’d placed me in the show just this morning.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
