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Definition of Forget
1. Verb. Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering. "They won't forget the story "; "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
2. Verb. Be unable to remember. "They won't forget the story "; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
Specialized synonyms: Slip, Slip One's Mind
Derivative terms: Block
Antonyms: Remember
3. Verb. Forget to do something. "They forget to move "; "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"
4. Verb. Leave behind unintentionally. "They forget the money in the closet"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
Definition of Forget
1. v. t. 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.
Definition of Forget
1. Verb. (transitive) To lose remembrance of. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To cease remembering. ¹
4. Verb. (slang) (non-gloss definition euphemism for) fuck, screw (qualifier a mild oath). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forget
1. to fail to remember [v -GOT or -GAT, -GOTTEN, -GETTING, -GETS]
Medical Definition of Forget
1. 1. 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. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." (Ps. Ciii. 2) "Let y right hand forget her cunning." (Ps. Cxxxvii. 5) "Hath thy knee forget to bow?" (Shak) 2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect. "Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee." (Is. Xlix. 15) To forget one's self. To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought. To be entirely unselfish. To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control. Origin: Forgot (Forgat,); Forgotten, Forgot; Forgetting] [OE. Forgeten, foryeten, AS. Forgietan, forgitan; pref. For- + gietan, gitan (only in comp), to get; cf. D. Vergeten, G. Vergessen, Sw. Forgata, Dan. Forgiette. See For-, and Get. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forget
Literary usage of Forget
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1853)
"You have fought eo stoutly for us, you have been so hearty in counselling of us,
that I shall never forget your favour towards us. MER. ..."
2. A Guide to the Best Fiction in English by William Winter, George Saintsbury, Ernest Albert Baker (1913)
""forget ME NOT" AND GENEVIEVE WARD. IN the season of 1880-'81 Genevieve Ward made
a remarkably brilliant hit with her embodiment of Stephanie De ..."
3. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"If: forget. I must be careful to keep up friendly appearances with the Count;
and I must be well on my guard, when the messenger from the office comes here ..."
4. The Golden Treasury: Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the by Francis Turner Palgrave (1912)
"10 XXVIII A SUPPLICATION W Shakespeare forget not yet the tried intent Of such
a truth as I have meant; My great travail so gladly spent, forget not yet! ..."
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