What does Forget mean?
Definitions for Forget
fərˈgɛtfor·get
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Forget.
Princeton's WordNet
forget, buryverb
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
"I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
forget, block, blank out, draw a blankverb
be unable to remember
"I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
forgetverb
forget to do something
"Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"
forget, leaveverb
leave behind unintentionally
"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
Wiktionary
forgetverb
To lose remembrance of.
I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
forgetverb
To unintentionally not do, neglect.
I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
forgetverb
To cease remembering.
Let's just forget about it.
forgetverb
fuck, screw .
Forget you!
Etymology: From forgeten, forgiten, forȝeten, forȝiten, from forgietan, from fragetanan, equivalent to. Cognate with forget, forȝet, ferjitte, forjitte, vergeten, vergessen, förgäta.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To FORGETverb
preter. forgot; part. forgotten, or forgot.
Etymology: forgytan , Saxon; vergeten, Dutch.
That is not forgot
Which ne’er I did remember; to my knowledge,
I never in my life did look on him. William Shakespeare, Richard II.When I am forgotten, as I shall be,
And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention
Of me must more be heard. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.Oh, my oblivion is a very Anthony,
And I am all forgotten. William Shakespeare, Anthony and Cleopatra.Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches. Ecclus. xxxvii. 6.
No sooner was our deliverance compleated, but we forgot our danger and our duty. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
Alive, ridiculous; and dead, forgot. Alexander Pope.
Can a woman forget her sucking child? Yea, they may forget; yet will I not forget thee. Isa. xlix. 5.
The mass of mean forgotten things. Anon.
ChatGPT
forget
Forget means to unintentionally or deliberately fail to remember or recall information, an event, or an experience from one's memory. Forgetting can occur due to various factors such as time passing, lack of attention, interference from other memories, or cognitive impairment. It involves the loss or fading of previously acquired knowledge or memory traces, making it difficult or impossible to retrieve or access them. Forgetting is a natural and common occurrence in human cognition, affecting individuals to varying degrees.
Webster Dictionary
Forgetverb
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
Forgetverb
to treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect
Etymology: [OE. forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- + gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen, Sw. frgta, Dan. forgiette. See For-, and Get, v. t.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Forget
for-get′, 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 [a word adapted by Coleridge from the German Vergissmeinnicht]; 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. [A.S. forgietan—pfx. for-, away, gitan, to get.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FORGET
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Forget is ranked #26243 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Forget surname appeared 931 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Forget.
95.8% or 892 total occurrences were White.
1.5% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.5% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.6% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Forget' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2016
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Forget' in Written Corpus Frequency: #708
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Forget' in Verbs Frequency: #178
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Forget in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Forget in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Forget in a Sentence
Forget the past and live the present hour.
I think generations will forget, and the institution strives to serve the executive. And there will be mistakes again.
Let us forget such words, and all they mean, as Hatred, Bitterness and Rancor, Greed, Intolerance, Bigotry. Let us renew our faith and pledge to Man, his right to be Himself, and free.
No one is your enemy, we all are one. Some understand all about you and some none. Some accept you, some don't, some will like you and some won't. Let's not be divided, be on the same page, let's share love and care, not rage. Alone we may be powerful and together we become a force; let's not forget we are all born out of the same source. Let our egos be neutralized, let's heal together and get MickeyMized.
Look, I will dismiss you completely if you are unprofessional and working with me, when our relationship is professional, and you’re not getting that done, forget it.
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- vergeetAfrikaans
- نَسِيَ, ننسىArabic
- unutmaqAzerbaijani
- забываць, забыцьBelarusian
- забравям, забравяBulgarian
- ভুলে যাওয়াBengali
- ankounac'haatBreton
- oblidar, descuidar-se, oblidar-seCatalan, Valencian
- zapomínat, zapomenoutCzech
- anghofioWelsh
- glemmeDanish
- vergessen, verlernenGerman
- ξεχνώGreek
- forgesiEsperanto
- olvidarSpanish
- unustamaEstonian
- ahantzi, ahaztuBasque
- فراموش کردنPersian
- unohtaaFinnish
- gloymaFaroese
- oublierFrench
- ferjitteWestern Frisian
- dearmadIrish
- esquecerGalician
- भूलना, भूल जानाHindi
- megfeledkezik, elfelejt, felejtHungarian
- մոռանալArmenian
- oblidarInterlingua
- lupaIndonesian
- obliviarInterlingue
- obliviarIdo
- gleymaIcelandic
- dimenticareItalian
- 忘れるJapanese
- დავიწყებაGeorgian
- ұмытуKazakh
- ភ្លេចKhmer
- 잊다Korean
- унутууKyrgyz
- obliviscor, amitto memoriamLatin
- ລືມLao
- pamirštiLithuanian
- aizmirstLatvian
- warewareMāori
- забораваMacedonian
- мартахMongolian
- विसरणेMarathi
- lupaMalay
- nesaMaltese
- ဖြေဖျောက်, မေ့Burmese
- glømmeNorwegian
- vergeten, nalatenDutch
- gløymaNorwegian Nynorsk
- glemmeNorwegian
- demembrar, doblidarOccitan
- zapominać, zapomniećPolish
- esquecerPortuguese
- qunqayQuechua
- emblidar, amblidar, invlidarRomansh
- uita, a uitaRomanian
- забыть, забыватьRussian
- orbidare, iscadèssere, ulvidare, iscaèssere, olvidare, ilmentigare, ismenticare, ismentigareSardinian
- smetnuti, zaboraviti, сметнути, заборавитиSerbo-Croatian
- අමතක වෙනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- zabúdať, zabudnúťSlovak
- pozabitiSlovene
- harrojAlbanian
- glömmaSwedish
- மறTamil
- фаромуш карданTajik
- ลืมThai
- unutmakTurkmen
- makalimutanTagalog
- unutmakTurkish
- забувати, забутиUkrainian
- بھولنا, بھول جاناUrdu
- unutmoqUzbek
- quên, không nhớVietnamese
- rovyîWalloon
- 忘记Chinese
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