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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’m 30 and pay my dad $75 a month for my cellphone bill, but I forgot to pay him for the past year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"I believe that we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Rosetti said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Or Mr. Art, who’d close my garage whenever I was in a hurry and forgot to do it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

After Italy’s stunning 8-6 win over the Americans, Pasquantino forgot to remove the brown paper bag before presenting the bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“I had no problem spotting the Butterfly, but I couldn’t seal the deal in time. I forgot about the alternate theater entrance, and I was late getting the jump on the Butterfly because of it.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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