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forgot oneself

forgot oneself is the simple past of forget oneself.

Meaning of forget oneself

Verb

forget oneself (third-person singular simple present forgets oneself, present participle forgetting oneself, simple past forgot oneself, past participle forgotten oneself)

  1. (idiomatic) to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
    • "Look'ee here, Pip," said he, laying his hand on my arm in a suddenly altered and subdued manner; "first of all, look'ee here. I forgot myself half a minute ago. What I said was low; that's what it was; low. […]1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
  2. To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.

Questions about forgot oneself

What is forgot oneself the simple past of?
Forgot oneself is the simple past of forget oneself.

Words near forgot oneself in the dictionary

  1. forgone
  2. forgor
  3. forgot
  4. forgot about
  5. forgot one's manners
  6. forgot oneself
  7. forgot to take one's medication this morning
  8. forgot to take one's pills this morning
  9. forgotten
  10. forgotten about
  11. forgotten one's manners

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