forgetting (Meaning)

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forgetting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Forget

I'm forgetting where I put my keys again.
She has a tendency to forget important appointments.
The Alzheimer's patient was struggling with severe memory loss, forgetting even familiar faces.
I've been so distracted lately that I keep forgetting to return calls.
The trauma of the accident left him with vivid memories, but he was forgetting many details of his past.
My grandmother is starting to forget who we are.
The medicine has a side effect of causing occasional memory lapses, leading to forgetting names or appointments.
I'm afraid I'm forgetting how to play the piano after all these years.
Despite his efforts to remember, the witness was forgetting key details of the crime.
The act of forgetting can sometimes be a form of self-protection against painful memories.

of Forget

heedless, unaware, confused, clueless, scatterbrained, oblivious, bewildered, dazed, unmindful, muddled

watchful,aware, wary, alert, observing, vigilant, engaged, attentive, watchful, conscious

I'm forgetting where I put my keys again.

She has a tendency to forget important appointments.

The Alzheimer's patient was struggling with severe memory loss, forgetting even familiar faces.

I've been so distracted lately that I keep forgetting to return calls.