What does forget mean?
Definitions for forget
fərˈgɛtfor·get
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word forget.
Princeton's WordNet
forget, bury(verb)
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
"I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
forget, block, blank out, draw a blank(verb)
be unable to remember
"I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
forget(verb)
forget to do something
"Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"
forget, leave(verb)
leave behind unintentionally
"I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
Wiktionary
forget(Verb)
To lose remembrance of.
I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
forget(Verb)
To unintentionally not do, neglect.
I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
forget(Verb)
To cease remembering.
Let's just forget about it.
forget(Verb)
fuck, screw .
Forget you!
Origin: From forgeten, forgiten, forȝeten, forȝiten, from forgietan, from fragetanan, equivalent to . Cognate with forget, forȝet, ferjitte, forjitte, vergeten, vergessen, förgäta.
Webster Dictionary
Forget(verb)
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
Forget(verb)
to treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect
Origin: [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.]
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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
We vow to never forget.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia:
Good by. Don't forget me.
I drink to forget I drink.
I'll never forget this day.
Forgive? Maybe. Forget? Never.
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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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