To have inadvertently dropped or left something or someone behind
“Silly me would forget my keys after leaving the house.”
Past tense for to fail to remember, or to discard from one's memory
“He would forget the words to the song and would be reduced to stammering awkwardly on stage to the music.”
Past tense for to erase from one's memory
“If they elect this dud, they can forget trying to regain any semblance of credibility.”
Past tense for to neglect or ignore something, sometimes inadvertently
“I would forget to do the dishes last night and the roaches would treat themselves to a feast.”
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