forget

[ fer-get ]

/ fərˈgɛt /

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verb (used with object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat [fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten [fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got; for·get·ting.

to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.

to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving.

to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys.

to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed.

to fail to think of; take no note of.

to neglect willfully; disregard or slight.

verb (used without object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat [fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten [fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got; for·get·ting.

to cease or omit to think of something.

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Idioms for forget

forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.

Origin of forget

First recorded before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan

usage note for forget

Both forgot and forgotten are used as the past participle of forget : Many have already forgot (or forgotten ) the hard times of the Depression. Only forgotten is used attributively: half-forgotten memories.

OTHER WORDS FROM forget

for·get·ta·ble, adjectivefor·get·ter, nounun·for·get·ting, adjective

Words nearby forget

forgat, forgather, forgave, forge, forgery, forget, forgetful, forget it, forgetive, forget-me-not, forget oneself

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Example sentences from the Web for forget

Yet one can almost forget there’s a pandemic going on in many parts of the continent.
The new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained|Julia Belluz|September 17, 2020|Vox
That’s enough time to read the directions repeatedly, forget the paperwork on your kitchen table three times, and still manage to deliver it on your way to the grocery store with weeks to spare.
Why you should vote as early as possible (and how to do it)|John Kennedy|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
I think people forget sometimes that most of this legislative activity has been concentrated on public and, more specifically, on police use.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward|Karen Hao|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
After all, if we put the consumer psychology lens in place, we mustn’t forget that people are more prone to evaluate essential and non-essential goods and services for daily use right now, showing more risk-aversion than usual.
How would an SEO agency be built today? Part 1: Consumers and trends|Sponsored Content: SEOmonitor|September 4, 2020|Search Engine Land

You’re talking about people—many people—who didn’t have computers, forget about laptops.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet|Anthony Green|September 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And for those on the Palestinian right who still dream of driving the Jews into the sea, they too can forget it.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But for those on the Israeli right who are hoping that this deferred dream will just fade away, they can forget it.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If we go another year without doing one people will just forget what it was.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Forget those silly “games played with the ball”; they are far “too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.”
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On the morning after Ramona's disappearance, words had been spoken by each which neither would ever forget.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Alone Orlean lay trying vainly to forget something—something that stood like a spectre before her eyes.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Forget it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
She would never forget it; but realizing its gravity, she decided thereupon never to tell it—the dream—to anybody.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
She would sometimes gather them passionately to her heart; she would sometimes forget them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for forget

forget

/ (fəˈɡɛt) /

verb -gets, -getting or -got or -gotten or archaic, dialect -got

(when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to fail to recall (someone or something once known); be unable to remember

(tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to neglect, usually as the result of an unintentional error

(tr) to leave behind by mistake

(tr) to disregard intentionally

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to fail to mention

forget oneself

to act in an improper manner
to be unselfish
to be deep in thought

forget it! an exclamation of annoyed or forgiving dismissal of a matter or topic

Derived forms of forget

forgettable, adjectiveforgetter, noun

Word Origin for forget

Old English forgietan; related to Old Frisian forgeta, Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan

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Idioms and Phrases with forget

forget

In addition to the idiom beginning with forget

forget it
forget oneself

also see:

forgive and forget

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verb (used with object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat [fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten [fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got; for·get·ting.

verb (used without object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat [fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten [fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got; for·get·ting.

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verb -gets, -getting or -got or -gotten or archaic, dialect -got

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forget

verb (used with object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat [fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten [fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got; for·get·ting.

verb (used without object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat [fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten [fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got; for·get·ting.

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verb -gets, -getting or -got or -gotten or archaic, dialect -got

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