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forgot

[fer-got]
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verb
  1. a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
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forget

[fer-get]
verb (used with object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten or for·got; for·get·ting.
  1. to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  2. to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving.
  3. to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys.
  4. to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed.
  5. to fail to think of; take no note of.
  6. to neglect willfully; disregard or slight.
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verb (used without object), for·got or (Archaic) for·gat; for·got·ten or for·got; for·get·ting.
  1. to cease or omit to think of something.
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Idioms
  1. forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
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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
Related formsfor·get·ta·ble, adjectivefor·get·ter, nounun·for·get·ting, adjective

Usage note

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.
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Related Words

ignorefailoverlookneglectskipblowobliterateomitdiscountdropslightblinktrespassdisregardtransgressdisremembermisrecollectoverpass

Examples from the Web for forgot

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Historical Examples

  • The mother's heart was touched, and she forgot all her forebodings.

    Brave and Bold

    Horatio Alger

  • The past slid from him so easily, he forgot even to try to forget.

    Malbone

    Thomas Wentworth Higginson

  • I had forgot the pasty, and it will be as scorched as Judas Iscariot!

    The White Company

    Arthur Conan Doyle

  • He forgot that humble worship was not the way to win a high-spirited girl.

  • I had forgot there were three Diné at Ty-uonyi; the third had been under the rock drinking.

    The Trail Book

    Mary Austin

British Dictionary definitions for forgot

forgot

verb
  1. the past tense of forget
  2. archaic, or dialect a past participle of forget
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forget

verb -gets, -getting or -got or -gotten or archaic, dialect -got
  1. (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to fail to recall (someone or something once known); be unable to remember
  2. (tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to neglect, usually as the result of an unintentional error
  3. (tr) to leave behind by mistake
  4. (tr) to disregard intentionally
  5. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to fail to mention
  6. forget oneself
    1. to act in an improper manner
    2. to be unselfish
    3. to be deep in thought
  7. forget it! an exclamation of annoyed or forgiving dismissal of a matter or topic
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Derived Formsforgettable, adjectiveforgetter, noun

Word Origin

Old English forgietan; related to Old Frisian forgeta, Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
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Word Origin and History for forgot

forget

v.

Old English forgietan, from for-, used here with negative force, "away, amiss, opposite" + gietan "to grasp" (see get). To "un-get," hence "to lose" from the mind. A common Germanic construction (cf. Old Saxon fargetan, Old Frisian forjeta, Dutch vergeten, Old High German firgezzan, German vergessen "to forget"). The literal sense would be "to lose (one's) grip on," but that is not recorded in any Germanic language. Related: Forgetting; forgot; forgotten.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with forgot

forget

In addition to the idiom beginning with forget

  • forget it
  • forget oneself

also see:

  • forgive and forget
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