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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
/ ´Úəˈɡɛ³Ù /
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
to act in an improper manner
to be unselfish
to be deep in thought
an exclamation of annoyed or forgiving dismissal of a matter or topic
Usage
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- forgettable adjective
- forgetter noun
- unforgetting adjective
- ´Ú´Ç°ùˈ²µ±ð³Ù³Ù±ð°ù noun
- ´Ú´Ç°ùˈ²µ±ð³Ù³Ù²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï 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.
Example Sentences
"We are unique in a lot of ways, our present and future is shaped by our past. It is a chance for us to rejoice in something, forget our issues and come together."
During my many interviews about the disorder, I heard psychiatrists describe bipolar patients as "ghosts in the system", "the ones that fell through the cracks" and simply as "forgotten" or "let down".
And don’t forget, she has to finish that portfolio for art school!
For the sake of one great moment, she’ll ask us to forget all the other ones it obliterates.
"We will never forget Thomas, but now it is time to thank him and take the next steps in our journey with a new leader who we believe can be just as successful and influential."
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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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