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Irregular verb

forget

/fəˈɡet/

Base
forget
Past simple
forgot
Past participle
forgotten

Usage

forgot names a single lapse; forgotten only follows have/has/had, as in have forgotten.

Meaning

  • to fail to remember something

Example

I have forgotten his phone number.

She forgot her umbrella at the office.

They forgot to lock the door.