forget

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: fə-gĕtʹ, IPA ^(key): /fəˈɡɛt/, SAMPA: /f@"gEt/
• (US) enPR: fər-gĕtʹ, IPA ^(key): /fərˈɡɛt/, SAMPA: /f@`"gEt/

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• Hyphenation: for‧get

Verb

Plain form forget

Third-person singular forgets

Past tense forgot

Past participle forgotten

Present participle forgetting

1. (transitive & intransitive) When you forget something, you have no memory of it.

   I forget every thing that you tell me.

   When you asked me, I forgot.

   You told me your name, but I have forgotten it.

Related words

• forgetful