forget

[ fer-get ]

/ fərˈgɛt /

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verb (used with object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten 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; for·got·ten 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

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

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

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And none of that really mattered anyway, because he was just forgettable at debates and on the stump.
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"I used to live here," he said, ashamed to be so forgettable.
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All the time there was a steady bruise at the bottom of his soul, but so steady as to be forgettable.
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They are so much more passive and forgettable than luggage—abroad that is.
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All that remained was to draw a veil as decently as might be over the forgettable humiliation.
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In the afternoon we moved our headquarters back a mile or so to a commodious and moderately clean farm with a forgettable name.
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British Dictionary definitions for forgettable

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 forgettable

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; for·got·ten or for·got; for·get·ting.

verb (used without object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten or for·got; for·get·ting.

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verb (used with object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten or for·got; for·get·ting.

verb (used without object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten 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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