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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Congress shouldn’t honor the first Roosevelt lesson by forgetting the second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But queer clubs were never only about forgetting.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
“When you hear a song a million times, you kind of start forgetting what it’s even about,” Kittrell says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
For her contribution to entertainment, and charity, Keith was rewarded with TV Baftas, an Olivier, an OBE, a CBE and ultimately a damehood in 2014 - not forgetting the rose named in her honour.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“What is it?” cried Jo, forgetting her woes for a minute in her wonder.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
