Definitions for forget
fərˈgɛtfor·get

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. forget, bury(verb)

   dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

   "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"

2. 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!"

3. forget(verb)

   forget to do something

   "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"

4. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. forget(Verb)

   To lose remembrance of.

   I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.

   Etymology: From forgeten, forgiten, forȝeten, forȝiten, from forgietan, from fragetanan, equivalent to . Cognate with forget, forȝet, ferjitte, forjitte, vergeten, vergessen, förgäta.

2. forget(Verb)

   To unintentionally not do, neglect.

   I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

   Etymology: From forgeten, forgiten, forȝeten, forȝiten, from forgietan, from fragetanan, equivalent to . Cognate with forget, forȝet, ferjitte, forjitte, vergeten, vergessen, förgäta.

3. forget(Verb)

   To cease remembering.

   Let's just forget about it.

   Etymology: From forgeten, forgiten, forȝeten, forȝiten, from forgietan, from fragetanan, equivalent to . Cognate with forget, forȝet, ferjitte, forjitte, vergeten, vergessen, förgäta.

4. forget(Verb)

   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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

   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.]

2. Forget(verb)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forget' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2016

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forget' in Written Corpus Frequency: #708

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forget' in Verbs Frequency: #178

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forget in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forget in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of forget in a Sentence

1. AiR Atman in Ravi:

   Carpe Diem means 'Seize the Day'! Make the BEST of it in Every way! Don't lose a moment, come what may! Forget about tomorrow, Just Live Today!

2. Deputy Attorney General Raz Nizri:

   The aim was to find the optimal solution that will minimize the infringement of privacy, we do not forget our role in times of emergency. On the one hand, we have to assist the government in order to prevent damage to health and to safeguard the safety of the people. On the other hand, we have to ensure the government acts according to the law while using appropriate and proportionate means.

3. Nervous Flyers Bunn:

   A bad flight that another person might forget about, they don’t forget about; it becomes carved in stone, and when, a week later, they think about getting on an airplane, they go right into a panic attack.

4. President Ronald Reagan:

   Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that man is born with certain God-given rights; that government is only a convenience created and managed by the people, with no powers of its own except those voluntarily granted to it by the people. We sometimes forget that great truth, and we never should. Happy Fourth of July.

5. Cindy Warmbier:

   My message is to North Korea, like it always is: People matter. Otto matters. We're never going to let you forget our son.

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