forget, forgot, misremember

forget, forgot, misremember
The past tense of forget is forgot: "I forgot to turn off the stove." The past participle is forgotten or forgot: "You seem to have forgotten (or forgot) me recently." Forgotten is more widely used than forgot as the past participle, but both forms are acceptable. The past-tense form forgat is archaic. Misremember is an archaic or dialectal synonym for forget and should never be used except, possibly, for humorous effect. See also disremember.

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