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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 51Թ Forms
- ڴǰ·t· adjective
- ڴǰ·t noun
- ܲЭǰ·tԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ 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
In an interview with the BBC, Mr Hartley confirmed he posted in 2022 that Savile was a "working class hero" and said that he may have "forgotten" to disclose his X account to Reform UK.
It was the summer of 1965 when a captain and student pilot forgot they had placed unwrapped teacakes above their instrument panels.
And, since it’s a semi-road trip, I forgot to mention that there has to be music as well.
White House visits by championship teams are a silly affair, quickly forgotten.
And let's not forget that Abraham Lincoln began his national political career by opposing the Mexican war as a land grab for slavery.
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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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