Forget

[fə'get] or [fɚ'ɡɛt]

Definition

(verb.) be unable to remember; 'I'm drawing a blank'; 'You are blocking the name of your first wife!'.

(verb.) dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; 'I tried to bury these unpleasant memories'.

(verb.) leave behind unintentionally; 'I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant'; 'I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors'.

(verb.) forget to do something; 'Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!'.

Checked by Elmer--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.

(v. t.) To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.

Typist: Millie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Lose the remembrance of, let slip from the mind, not remember.[2]. Think no more of, consign to oblivion.

Inputed by Bennett

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Lose, pretermit, {[un]?}, learn, obliviate, overlook

ANT:Acquire, learn, remember, recollect, mind, retain, treasure

Inputed by Katherine

Definition

v.t. to lose or put away from the memory: to neglect:—pr.p. forget′ting; pa.t. forgot′; pa.p. forgot′ forgot′ten.—adjs. Forget′able Forget′table; Forget′ful apt to forget: inattentive.—adv. Forget′fully.—ns. Forget′fulness; Forget′-me-not a small herb (Myosotis palustris) with beautiful blue flowers regarded as the emblem of friendship: a keepsake ; Forget′ter one who fails to bear in mind: a heedless person.—adv. Forget′tingly.—Forget one's self to lose one's self-control or dignity to descend to words and deeds unworthy of one's self.

Typist: Randall

Examples

Checked by Evan

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