forget
verb (used with object)
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall.
have forgotten
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present perfectof forget.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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You are more relaxed than you have ever been, and you have forgotten the way nearly every news story of the last decade grabs hold of your heart and squeezes, twists, strangles.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Few in royal circles will have forgotten a 2022 turbulent trip to Jamaica by Prince William, when he and Princess Catherine were met with anti-monarchy protests and calls for reparations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently launched an online cooking show, has said that Americans have forgotten how to shop for food and make meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“And by extension, she’s all of our mama.... She may have forgotten me twice, but we will always remember her.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
How funny, to have forgotten something so important.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
