| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | for·get |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f r-g t , fôr- |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: for·got (-g t), for·got·ten (-gtn) or for·got, for·get·ting, for·gets
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To be unable to remember (something). 2. To treat with thoughtless inattention; neglect: forget one's family. 3. To leave behind unintentionally. 4. To fail to mention. 5a. To banish from one's thoughts: forget a disgrace. b. Informal To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative: Oh, forget it. I refuse to go! | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan. See ghend- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | for·getter —NOUN
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