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| apostrophe1 |
this mark used in plurals of letters or numbers. An example of this use is "You forgot to cross your t's." [1/3 definitions] |
| forgot |
"Forgot" is the past tense and a past participle of "forget." |
| infinitive |
An infinitive is something in grammar. An infinitive is the simple form of a verb that often has the word "to" in front of it. "To go," to run," to forget" are phrases that show infinitives. An infinitive has no subject and does not show the time of an action. Words like "went," "ran," and "forgot," for example, are not infinitives because they show past time. These would also not be used without some subject like "we" "they," "I," or "my mom." |
| leave out |
When you leave out something, you don't put it in. If you mom leaves out your sandwich from your lunch bag, it means she didn't put it in. Sometimes you leave something out because you just forgot to put it in, but sometimes you leave something out because you decide you don't want it. |
| lotus |
a plant in an ancient Greek legend. It was believed that those who ate the fruit of this plant happily forgot their troubles. [1/2 definitions] |
| miss1 |
When you miss something that you wanted to go to or that you were supposed to go to, it means that you didn't go for some reason. Maybe you just couldn't go, or maybe you forgot to go, or maybe you just did something else instead. [1/7 definitions] |
| neglect |
If you neglect to do something, you don't do it even though you should. Maybe you forgot to do it, or you couldn't do it, or you just didn't want to do it. [1/3 definitions] |
| object |
a noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb in a sentence. In the sentence, "I forgot my bag," the noun "bag" is the object. [1/7 definitions] |
| slip1 |
If something slipped your mind, it means you forgot about it. [1/10 definitions] |
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