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- [fer-got]
- /fərˈgɒt/
- /fə(r)ˈɡɒt/
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- [fer-got]
- /fərˈgɒt/
Definitions of forgot word
- verb forgot a simple past tense and past participle of forget. 1
- verb with object forgot to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name. 1
- verb with object forgot to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving. 1
- verb with object forgot to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys. 1
- verb with object forgot to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed. 1
- verb with object forgot to fail to think of; take no note of. 1
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Origin of forgot
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
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Parts of speech for Forgot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forgot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
forgot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forgot
verb forgot
- overlooked — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- blew — Blew is the past tense of blow1.
- obliterated — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
- failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
Antonyms for forgot
verb forgot
- remembered — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
- carried — Simple past tense and past participle of carry.
- learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
- recollected — calm; composed.
- took — simple past tense of take.
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