forgot

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forgot

  1. simple past tense of forget
  2. (archaic or colloquial) simple past tense and past participle of forget
    • 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene ii], page 4:
      Pro. Thou lieſt, malignant Thing: haſt thou forgot / The fowle Witch Sycorax, who with Age and Enuy / Was grown into a hoope? haſt thou forgot her?
    • 1816 [1777], James Boswell, quoting Samuel Johnson, The life of Samuel Johnson [] [1], volume 3, T. Cadell and W. Davies, pages 210-211:
      Sir, Lord Hailes has forgot. There is nothing in Pryor that will excite to lewdness.
    • 2012, Michael Frayn, Skios: A Novel[2], volume 1, Macmillan, page 189:
      “That's so sweet of you! I think everyone has forgot me, sitting here in my box like a doll in a shop and nobody wants her.” “You haven't seen Dr. Wilfred, have you, Elli?” said Nikki. “Our lecturer? He hasn't phoned, by any chance?”