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   forget

   /fəˈɡɛt/

   verb

   • 1. fail to remember: "he had forgotten his lines" Similar fail to rememberfail to recallfail to think oflet slipOpposite remember
   • ▪ inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something: "I forgot my raincoat" Similar neglectfailomitnot rememberarchaic:pretermitleave behindomit to takeoverlooklose track ofmislaymisplacelose
   • ▪ deliberately cease to think of: "forget all this romantic stuff" Similar stop thinking aboutthink no more ofcease to think ofcease to rememberput out of one's mindshut outblank outpay no heed tonot worry aboutignoreoverlooknever mindtake no notice ofbanish from one's thoughtsput awayget overset asidelay asidepass overabandonhave done withdropdisregardbrush offshrug off
   • ▪ neglect to behave in an appropriate way: "‘I'm sorry, Cassie. I forget myself’"

   Word Origin Old Englishforgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forgetter noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • E

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