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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Stewart soon took down the post, but the internet never forgets.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Here’s the thing about spending a month off-grid and overseas: Your body forgets how it feels to exist in America every day.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
When she forgets that, she added, her team reminds her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Just in case President Trump or anyone else forgets, we've set up this sign to remind them, it's Lake Ontario, now and forever," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Winky forgets she is not bound to Mr. Crouch anymore; she is allowed to speak her mind now, but she won’t do it.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
