verb

forgot

Translation

to forget

I forgot my keys.

Don't forget to lock the door.

I've forgotten his name.

((sth.)) to fail to remember (sth.) I forgot her birthday.

((to-inf)) to fail to do (sth.) He forgot to call me.

((about sth./sb.)) to stop thinking about (sth./sb.) Let's forget about the past.

Synonyms: fail to remember, overlook; Antonyms: remember, recall, recollect

From Old English 'forgietan'. 'for-' (away, wrongly) + 'gietan' (to grasp). So, to lose one's grasp on something.

'Forgot' sounds like 'for got' - as in, you had it, but it's gone 'for' now.