forget
verb (used with object)
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall.
was forgetting
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past progressiveof forget.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I was forgetting instructions and struggling with technologies I had always handled with ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
For many, it turned out, the only thing worse than remembering the disaster was forgetting its lessons — especially when it came to seawalls.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
"Dad got more fragile. He was forgetting to get his car insured, he was missing appointments."
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
Andy said she worried that she was forgetting the flavor of the rancho’s famous mole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
If truth be told, Dany was forgetting how to trust.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
