forgot
[ fer-got ]
/ fərˈgɒt /
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
Words nearby forgot
forgive,
forgive and forget,
forgiveness,
forgiving,
forgo,
forgot,
forgotten,
forgotten man,
forint,
forjudge,
fork
Definition for forgot (2 of 2)
forget
[ fer-get ]
/ fərˈgɛt /
verb (used with object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten or for·got; for·get·ting.
verb (used without object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten or for·got; for·get·ting.
to cease or omit to think of something.
Origin of forget
usage note for forget
Both
forgot and
forgotten are used as the past participle of
forget :
Many have already forgot (or
forgotten )
the hard times of the Depression. Only
forgotten is used attributively:
half-forgotten memories.
OTHER WORDS FROM forget
for·get·ta·ble, adjective for·get·ter, noun un·for·get·ting, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for forgot
British Dictionary definitions for forgot (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for forgot (2 of 2)
forget
/ (fəˈɡɛt) /
verb -gets, -getting or -got or -gotten or archaic, dialect -got
Derived forms of forget
forgettable, adjective forgetter, nounWord Origin for forget
Old English
forgietan; related to Old Frisian
forgeta, Old Saxon
fargetan, Old High German
firgezzan
Idioms and Phrases with forgot
forget