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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › forgetForget Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FORGET is to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall. How to use forget in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Forget.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFORGET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FORGET definition: 1. to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something: 2. including…. Learn more.

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   Forget definition: to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall. See examples of FORGET used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFORGET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you forget something or forget how to do something, you cannot think of it or think how to do it, although you knew it or knew how to do it in the past.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › forgetForget - definition of forget by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To cease remembering: Let's forgive and forget. 2. To fail or neglect to become aware at the proper or specified moment: forgot about my dental appointment. Idiom: forget (oneself) To lose one's reserve, temper, or self-restraint. [Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.] for·get′ter n.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › forgetforget verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of forget verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFORGET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FORGET meaning: 1. to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something: 2. including…. Learn more.