单词 | forget |
释义 | forget —forgettable, adj. —forgetter, n. /feuhr get"/, v. , forgot or (Archaic) forgat; forgotten or forgot; forgetting. v.t. 1. to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name. 2. to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to shut the window before leaving. 3. to leave behind unintentionally; neglect to take: to forget one's keys. 4. to omit mentioning; leave unnoticed. 5. to fail to think of; take no note of. 6. to neglect willfully; disregard or slight. v.i. 7. to cease or omit to think of something. 8. forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character. [bef. 900; FOR- + GET; r. ME foryeten, OE forg(i)etan; c. OS fargetan, OHG firgezzan] Usage. 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. |
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