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forgot

American  
[fer-got] / fərˈgɒt /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of forget.

forgot British  
/ fəˈɡɒt /

verb

  1. the past tense of forget

  2. archaic a past participle of forget

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I forgot all about Hattie Lawton and the straight pins for a moment and stared dumbly at my aunt, wondering what in the world she would have to say about me to a stranger.

From Literature

Alas, someone forgot to tell the rest of the Administration to let the matter go.

From The Wall Street Journal

I forgot to chase, but I was tracking him, and then I got this call that was like, “Will would love to have a Zoom with you.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Greenland has the minerals America needs, the location it wants and the locals it forgot to ask.

From MarketWatch

“We sort of forgot about it,” the president said.

From Salon

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