verb (used with object),for·got or (Archaic) for·gat[fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten[fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got;for·get·ting.
to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving.
to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys.
to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed.
to fail to think of; take no note of.
to neglect willfully; disregard or slight.
verb (used without object),for·got or (Archaic) for·gat[fer-gat]; /fərˈgæt/; for·got·ten[fer-got-n] /fərˈgɒt n/ or for·got;for·get·ting.
to cease or omit to think of something.
Idioms for forget
forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
Origin of forget
First recorded before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
usage note for forget
Both forgot and forgotten are used as the past participle of forget : Many have already forgot (or forgotten ) the hard times of the Depression. Only forgotten is used attributively: half-forgotten memories.
Yet one can almost forget there’s a pandemic going on in many parts of the continent.
The new Covid-19 case surge in Europe, explained|Julia Belluz|September 17, 2020|Vox
That’s enough time to read the directions repeatedly, forget the paperwork on your kitchen table three times, and still manage to deliver it on your way to the grocery store with weeks to spare.
Why you should vote as early as possible (and how to do it)|John Kennedy|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
I think people forget sometimes that most of this legislative activity has been concentrated on public and, more specifically, on police use.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward|Karen Hao|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
After all, if we put the consumer psychology lens in place, we mustn’t forget that people are more prone to evaluate essential and non-essential goods and services for daily use right now, showing more risk-aversion than usual.
How would an SEO agency be built today? Part 1: Consumers and trends|Sponsored Content: SEOmonitor|September 4, 2020|Search Engine Land
You’re talking about people—many people—who didn’t have computers, forget about laptops.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet|Anthony Green|September 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review
But for those on the Israeli right who are hoping that this deferred dream will just fade away, they can forget it.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If we go another year without doing one people will just forget what it was.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Forget those silly “games played with the ball”; they are far “too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.”
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And it often travels so lightly that you can forget you are clothed in its benefits.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forget everything you assumed about the lives of classic musicians.
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then—well, I happen to forget what sort of a day this particular day turned into, about six of the clock.
Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12|Various
"We shall not forget what you have told us," said Gilbert, as the wreck prepared to leave the room.
The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn|Robert Machray
They run away with me; I picture it to myself—this blessed thing—and I forget.
The Yellow House|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Should Mr. Palliser "forget" himself, she would know how to say a word to him as she had known how to say a word to her husband.
The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope
I understand you, sir,” panted the middy; “and look here, I shall not forget this.