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 them!’ he said to himself reproachfully.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
“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 nothing of importance," he went on resolutely.
From The Squire's Daughter by Silas K(itto) Hocking
Don’t think I am forgetting what I owe to your father, and to you.
From Lola by Owen Davis
