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forget
[ fer-get ]
verb (used with object)
- 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)
- to cease or omit to think of something.
forget
/ əˈɡɛ /
verb
- 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
Usage Note
Derived Forms
- ڴǰˈٳٱ, noun
- ڴǰˈٳٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ڴǰ·t· adjective
- ڴǰ·t noun
- ܲЭǰ·tԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of forget1
Idioms and Phrases
- forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
More idioms and phrases containing forget
In addition to the idiom beginning with forget , also see forgive and forget .Example Sentences
My memories of place and people dance together, some Polaroid-like, the exactitudes of which I will never forget.
Hopefully the Kings didn’t forget any of the essentials while packing for such a big trip.
Elena added: "He never forgot where he was from. Even when he got to the highest role, he never let it change him."
“As Palestinian Christians, we often feel forgotten, but in those moments, we weren’t.”
I found a local tailor who mends with precision and fell in love with pieces that I forgot I even had.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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