forget
verb (used with object)
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall.
forgets
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present tense formof forget (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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That is, until Tom forgets his jacket inside the bookstore.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Its subject is Hannah Upp, a young teacher prey to dissociative fugue states in which she forgets her own identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"The system forgets you; that is the beauty of it," says Anadol.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
The field picture that saddened him he forgets it seems.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
