forget
verb (used with object)
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall.
am forgetting
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present progressiveof forget (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Some days I worry that I am forgetting you. How you felt in my arms. And it hurts.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2022
“I am forgetting that I am not acquainted with her. I have never seen either Mr. or Mrs. Elton. I have no business to put myself forward.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
‘I am forgetting them!’ he said to himself reproachfully.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
You must not say that," she answered, gravely; "and I am forgetting my duty.
From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Cyrus Townsend Brady
“But I am forgetting my errand,” Armstrong continued, bracing himself for a final effort.
From The Spell by William Dana Orcutt
