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forget en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /fəˈɡɛt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /fɚˈɡɛt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get. Cognate with : * Scots forget, forȝet (“to forget”), * West Frisian fergette, ferjitte, forjitte (“to forget”), * Dutch vergeten (“to forget”), * German vergessen (“to forget”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To lose remembrance of.
   • VVe (of all earthlings) are Gods vtmoſt ſubiects, the laſt (in a manner) that he bought to his obedience: ſhal we then forgette that vvee are any ſubiects of hys, becauſe (as amongſt his Angels) he is not viſibly conuerſant amongſt vs? 1593, Tho[mas] Nashe, Christs Teares Over Ierusalem. […], London: […] Iames Roberts, and are to be solde by Andrewe Wise, […], →OCLC, folio 60, verso:
   • In conditions of unlimited global-digital 'web-memory' (labelled by one critic a 'globital age'), social remembering and forgetting have become functions of algorithm-based search technologies that mine data from users […] 2018, Guy Beiner, Forgetful Remembrance, page 625:
   • For at least two hours the Boy loved him, and then Aunts and Uncles came to dinner, and there was a great rustling of tissue paper and unwrapping of parcels, and in the excitement of looking at all the new presents the Velveteen Rabbit was forgotten. 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • Everybody, old and young, laughs uproariously at this and immediately forgets all about it. 1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 35:
   • I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
   • Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder,[…] 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 4, in Well Tackled!:
   • Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk. 2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in A.V. Club, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2013:
2. (transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.
   • Pray, thou, therefore, to Slid, and forget not Slid, and it may be that Slid will not forget to send thee Death when most thou needest it. 1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC:
   • I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
3. (transitive) To unintentionally leave something behind.
   • I forgot my car keys in the living room.
4. (intransitive) To cease remembering.
   • He forgot having already visited this city.
   • Let's just forget I ever told you anything about it.
5. (broadly, informal, transitive) To not realize something (regardless of whether one has ever known it).
   • People forget how much work goes into what we do.
6. (slang) Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath).
   • Forget this, I'm done!

Forms

Antonyms

recollect · recall · acquire · learn · remember · mind · reminisce

Deriveds

foggetaboutit · don't forget to write · lest we forget · forgettance · forgetful · forget oneself · forget-me-not · forget to take one's medication this morning · eaten bread is soon forgotten · forgive and forget · forget one's manners · and don't you forget it · forget it · not forgetting · forget to take one's pills this morning · forget about it · forget about · reforget · fire and forget · un-forget · forgettability · unforgettable · forgive but don't forget · forget you · set-and-forget · the Internet never forgets · forgetty · forgettable · forgetness · forgetter · forgettery · right to be forgotten

Hypernyms

lose

Hyponyms

misplace · mislay

Relateds

recollection · slip someone's mind · memory

Synonyms

disremember · overlook · leave behind · obliviate · pass over · forget

Translations (364)

jv lali (to lose remembrance of) · ru забы́ть (to unintentionally not do) · ps له ياده وتل (to lose remembrance of) · es olvidar (to unintentionally not do) · egy s-m-x:H_SPACE (to lose remembrance of) · nds-de vergeten (to lose remembrance of) · mi wareware (to lose remembrance of) · ru забы́ть (to lose remembrance of) · se vajálduhttit (to lose remembrance of) · sh zabòraviti (to lose remembrance of) · ar نَسِيَ (to unintentionally not do) · nn gløyma (to lose remembrance of) · wa rovyî (to cease remembering) · mba kalipat (to lose remembrance of) · zro washitanu (to lose remembrance of) · de verlegen (to leave behind) · fr essoubler (Saint-Étienne dialect) (to lose remembrance of) · ga dearmad a dhéanamh de (to lose remembrance of) · sc olvidai (to unintentionally not do) · es olvidarse (to lose remembrance of) · nl vergeten (to cease remembering) · bn ভুলে যাওয়া (to lose remembrance of) · gl esquencer (to lose remembrance of) · fr oublier (to lose remembrance of) · ko 잊다 (to lose remembrance of) · ms lupa (to lose remembrance of) · ext orvial (to lose remembrance of) · sc irmenticare (to lose remembrance of) · el λησμονώ (to lose remembrance of) · ast escaecer (to lose remembrance of) · la dēdiscō (to lose remembrance of) · ca oblidar-se (to cease remembering) · sc orbidare (to lose remembrance of) · syl ꠙꠣꠅꠞꠣ (to lose remembrance of) · grc ἀμνηστέω (to lose remembrance of) · sh забо̀рављати (to lose remembrance of) · km ភ្លេច (to lose remembrance of) · tr unutmak (to unintentionally not do) · bg забра́вя (to lose remembrance of) · aii ܢܵܫܹܐ (to leave behind) · es desmemoriarse (to lose remembrance of) · ur بھولنا (to lose remembrance of) · ang forġietan (to lose remembrance of) · rom bistrel (to lose remembrance of) · cs zapomínat (to lose remembrance of) · ug ئۇنتۇماق (to lose remembrance of) · ceb limot (to lose remembrance of) · ota اونوتمق (to lose remembrance of) · pa بُھلّݨا (to lose remembrance of) · zdj uɗiwaza (to lose remembrance of) · fo gloyma (to lose remembrance of) · ta மற (to lose remembrance of) · se vajálduhttit (to leave behind) · aii ܡܲܢܫܹܐ (to leave behind) · unm punelëma (to lose remembrance of) · sa विस्मरति (to lose remembrance of) · dng вон (to lose remembrance of) · pl zapominać (to cease remembering) · izh unohtaa (to lose remembrance of) · fi unohtaa (to lose remembrance of) · mk заборава (to cease remembering) · mr विसरणे (to lose remembrance of) · tg фаромуш кардан (to lose remembrance of) · nl vergeten (to lose remembrance of) · as পাহৰি যা (to lose remembrance of) · ka ივიწყებს (to lose remembrance of) · sat ᱦᱤᱲᱤᱧ (to lose remembrance of) · lv aizmirst (to cease remembering) · fy ferjitte (to lose remembrance of) · ca descuidar-se (to unintentionally not do) · vec desmentegar (to lose remembrance of) · oc demembrar (to lose remembrance of) · lo ລືມ (to lose remembrance of) · oc doblidar (to lose remembrance of) · ruq uľt (to lose remembrance of) · de vergessen (to unintentionally not do) · ru забыва́ть (to lose remembrance of) · hu megfeledkezik (to unintentionally not do) · sc ismenticare (to lose remembrance of) · cmn 忽略 (to unintentionally not do) · bua мартаха (to lose remembrance of) · sa मृष्यति (to lose remembrance of) · chr ᎤᏮᎨᏫᏍᎦ (to lose remembrance of) · sh за̀бити (to lose remembrance of) · arz نسي (to lose remembrance of) · fo gloyma (to cease remembering) · ru забыва́ть (to leave behind) · vi quên (to cease remembering) · got 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉𐌽 (to lose remembrance of) · ka დავიწყება (to leave behind) · mnc ᠣᠩᡤᠣᠮᠪᡳ (to lose remembrance of) · kl puiguivoq (to lose remembrance of) · am ረሳ (to lose remembrance of) · nn gløyma (to cease remembering) · yo gbàgbé (to lose remembrance of) · cs zapomenout (to cease remembering) · dng вондё (to lose remembrance of) · ks مَشُن (to lose remembrance of) · akl lipat (to lose remembrance of) · es olvidar (to leave behind) · aii ܡܲܢܫܹܐ (to cease remembering) · dlm dementicur (to lose remembrance of) · fa از یاد بردن (to lose remembrance of) · ovd glemm åv (to lose remembrance of) · ca oblidar (to lose remembrance of) · el ξεχνώ (to cease remembering) · nl vergeten (to unintentionally not do) · nl nalaten (to unintentionally not do) · eu ahantzi (to lose remembrance of) · jje 잊어불다 (to lose remembrance of) · aii ܡܲܢܫܹܐ (to unintentionally not do) · ba онотоу (to lose remembrance of) · ia oblidar (to lose remembrance of) · el ξεχνώ (to leave behind) · sv glömma (to lose remembrance of) · af vergeet (to lose remembrance of) · jv kesupen (to lose remembrance of) · pl zapomnieć (to lose remembrance of) · pl zapomnieć (to cease remembering) · et unustama (to lose remembrance of) · sk zabúdať (to lose remembrance of) · uk забу́ти (to lose remembrance of) · ppl -elkawa (to lose remembrance of) · cmn 忘記 /忘记 (to cease remembering) · ppl -elcahua (to lose remembrance of) · ti ረስዐ (to lose remembrance of) · eu ahantzi (to unintentionally not do) · ja 忘れる (to unintentionally not do) · kmr jibîrkirin (to lose remembrance of) · sdc dimintigà (to lose remembrance of) · da glemme (to lose remembrance of) · frr ferjeese (to lose remembrance of) · az yaddan çıxmaq (to lose remembrance of) · sc olvidare (to lose remembrance of) · ro uita (to lose remembrance of) · mk заборава (to unintentionally not do) · az unutmaq (to lose remembrance of) · frr ferjid (to lose remembrance of) · rup xihãsescu (to lose remembrance of) · ps هېرول (to lose remembrance of) · he שָׁכַח (to lose remembrance of) · uk забува́ти (to lose remembrance of) · sh zàbiti (to lose remembrance of) · cs zapomenout (to lose remembrance of) · grc ἐπιλανθάνομαι (to lose remembrance of) · ce диц да (to lose remembrance of) · sh сме̏тнути (to lose remembrance of) · sc iscarèsciri (to unintentionally not do) · tr unutmak (to leave behind) · evn омӈодёмӣ (to lose remembrance of) · chr ᎬᎨᏫᏍᏗ (to lose remembrance of) · la oblīvīscor (to unintentionally not do) · nan-hbl 𣍐記得 /𫧃记得 (to lose remembrance of) · ro uita (to cease remembering) · vi quên (to unintentionally not do) · kl puiuivoq (to lose remembrance of) · kab ttu (to leave behind) · sdn sminticà (to lose remembrance of) · wa rovyî (to lose remembrance of) · tl makalimutan (to lose remembrance of) · sc olvidai (to lose remembrance of) · pt esquecer (to lose remembrance of) · de vergessen (to leave behind) · fur dismenteâ (to lose remembrance of) · de verlernen (to lose remembrance of) · eu ahaztu (to lose remembrance of) · ca oblidar-se (to unintentionally not do) · sv glömma (to cease remembering) · ota اونوتمق (to leave behind) · sq harroj (to lose remembrance of) · mk заборава (to lose remembrance of) · lv aizmirst (to unintentionally not do) · de vergessen (to lose remembrance of) · tl kalimutan (to unintentionally not do) · el ξεχνώ (to lose remembrance of) · gl esquecer (to lose remembrance of) · wa rovyî (to unintentionally not do) · fa فراموش کردن (to lose remembrance of) · pl zapominać (to unintentionally not do) · hu felejt (to lose remembrance of) · lb vergiessen (to lose remembrance of) · sk zabudnúť (to lose remembrance of) · ar نَسِيَ (to cease remembering) · acw نسي (to lose remembrance of) · vi quên (to lose remembrance of) · pl zapomnieć (to unintentionally not do) · fr oublier (to leave behind) · la obliviscor (to cease remembering) · es olvidodesmemoriarse (to cease remembering) · sv glömma (to unintentionally not do) · mn мартах (to lose remembrance of) · fr oublier (to unintentionally not do) · sc ismentigare (to lose remembrance of) · nb glemme (to cease remembering) · ky унутуу (to lose remembrance of) · afb نسى (to lose remembrance of) · scn scurdàrisi (to lose remembrance of) · cmn 忘記 /忘记 (to lose remembrance of) · haw poina (to lose remembrance of) · se vajálduhttit (to unintentionally not do) · eo forgesi (to lose remembrance of) · ur بھول جانا (to lose remembrance of) · bo བརྗེད་པ (to lose remembrance of) · es olvidarse (to leave behind) · hy մոռանալ (to cease remembering) · gl esquecer (to unintentionally not do) · hy մոռանալ (to unintentionally not do) · sc iscarèsciri (to lose remembrance of) · ga lig ar ceal (to unintentionally not do) · ht bliye (to lose remembrance of) · ru забы́ть (to leave behind) · bho भूलल (to lose remembrance of) · fo gloyma (to unintentionally not do) · pa ਭੁੱਲਣਾ (to lose remembrance of) · th ลืม (to lose remembrance of) · id lupa (to lose remembrance of) · ota اونوتمق (to unintentionally not do) · nb glemme (to lose remembrance of) · sc olvidare (to lose remembrance of) · nb glømme (to cease remembering) · br ankounac'haat (to lose remembrance of) · nap scurdà (to lose remembrance of) · jje 까먹다 (to lose remembrance of) · nb glømme (to lose remembrance of) · fr oublier (to cease remembering) · es olvidarse (to unintentionally not do) · eu ahantzi (to cease remembering) · tk unutmak (to lose remembrance of) · evn омӈомӣ (to lose remembrance of) · se vajálduhttit (to cease remembering) · aii ܢܵܫܹܐ (to lose remembrance of) · sh zabòravljati (to lose remembrance of) · ka დავიწყება (to cease remembering) · rm emblidar (to lose remembrance of) · el λησμονώ (to leave behind) · qu gongai (to lose remembrance of) · ru забыва́ть (to unintentionally not do) · my ဖြေဖျောက် (to lose remembrance of) · my မေ့ (to lose remembrance of) · cy anghofio (to leave behind) · cs zapomínat (to cease remembering) · sh smȅtnuti (to lose remembrance of) · ka დავიწყება (to unintentionally not do) · sdc immintigà (to unintentionally not do) · ka დავიწყება (to lose remembrance of) · pt esquecer (to unintentionally not do) · rup ultu (to lose remembrance of) · am መርሳት (to lose remembrance of) · as পাহৰ (to lose remembrance of) · nrf oublier (to cease remembering) · sdc dimintigà (to unintentionally not do) · tr unutmak (to lose remembrance of) · sdn ulvidà (to unintentionally not do) · udm вунэтыны (to lose remembrance of) · mt nesa (to lose remembrance of) · ist desmaèntegà (to lose remembrance of) · sc scaresciri (to lose remembrance of) · nci ilcahua (to lose remembrance of) · eu ahaztu (to unintentionally not do) · eu ahaztu (to cease remembering) · ks مٔشِتھ گَژھُن (to lose remembrance of) · fi unohtaa (to leave behind) · cmn 忘掉 (to lose remembrance of) · hu elfelejt (to lose remembrance of) · tt онытырга (to lose remembrance of) · ro uita (to unintentionally not do) · ja 忘れる (to leave behind) · ar نَسِيَ (to leave behind) · pt esquecer (to cease remembering) · cy anghofio (to lose remembrance of) · la oblīvīscor (to lose remembrance of) · sc iscarèssere (to lose remembrance of) · sc olvidare (to unintentionally not do) · es olvidar (to cease remembering) · rup agãrshescu (to lose remembrance of) · shu نسي (to lose remembrance of) · qu qunqay (to lose remembrance of) · lv aizmirst (to lose remembrance of) · aii ܡܲܢܫܹܐ (to lose remembrance of) · la amitto memoriam (to lose remembrance of) · sc irmenticare (to unintentionally not do) · ja 忘れる (to lose remembrance of) · ko 까먹다 (to lose remembrance of) · ps له ياده ايستل (to lose remembrance of) · bg забравям (to cease remembering) · fi unohtaa (to cease remembering) · rm amblidar (to lose remembrance of) · et unustama (to unintentionally not do) · jje 잊다 (to lose remembrance of) · kmr ji bîr kirin (to lose remembrance of) · es dejar (to leave behind) · it dimenticare (to lose remembrance of) · aii ܢܵܫܹܐ (to cease remembering) · fur disgludâ (to lose remembrance of) · is gleyma (to lose remembrance of) · nrf oublier (to lose remembrance of) · es olvidar (to lose remembrance of) · cs zapomenout (to unintentionally not do) · ru забы́ть (to cease remembering) · sc iscadèssere (to lose remembrance of) · ko 잊어버리다 (to lose remembrance of) · lt pamiršti (to lose remembrance of) · de vergessen (to cease remembering) · frp oubliar (to lose remembrance of) · hi भूलना (to lose remembrance of) · sdc immintigà (to lose remembrance of) · ms lupa (to leave behind) · osa kisúðaži (to lose remembrance of) · yi פֿאַרגעסן (to lose remembrance of) · ngc bunga (to lose remembrance of) · ka ავიწყდება (to lose remembrance of) · sc ulvidare (to lose remembrance of) · cy anghofio (to cease remembering) · sv förgäta (to lose remembrance of) · non gleyma (to lose remembrance of) · sc iscarèssere (to unintentionally not do) · kaw lali (to lose remembrance of) · nrf oublier (to unintentionally not do) · kab ttu (to lose remembrance of) · syl ꠙꠣꠅꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠅꠣ (to lose remembrance of) · tet haluha (to lose remembrance of) · sc ilmentigare (to lose remembrance of) · hy մոռանալ (to lose remembrance of) · be забы́ць (to lose remembrance of) · es olvidarse (to cease remembering) · inh диц де (to lose remembrance of) · sdn ulvidà (to lose remembrance of) · sc scaresciri (to unintentionally not do) · ru забыва́ть (to cease remembering) · om dagachuu (to lose remembrance of) · hu elfelejt (to unintentionally not do) · ajp نسي (to lose remembrance of) · cmn 忘 (to lose remembrance of) · si අමතක වෙනවා (to lose remembrance of) · bg забра́вям (to lose remembrance of) · el ξεχνώ (to unintentionally not do) · sv glömma (to leave behind) · sh забо̀равити (to lose remembrance of) · uz unutmoq (to lose remembrance of) · mrw lipat (to lose remembrance of) · wuu 忘記 /忘记 (to lose remembrance of) · sw -sahau (to lose remembrance of) · fi unohtaa (to unintentionally not do) · it scordare (to lose remembrance of) · hi भूल जाना (to lose remembrance of) · be забыва́ць (to lose remembrance of) · cy anghofio (to unintentionally not do) · eve омӈа- (to lose remembrance of) · sl pozabiti (to lose remembrance of) · kk ұмыту (to lose remembrance of) · vi quên (to leave behind) · th ลืม (to leave behind) · yue 唔記得 /唔记得 (to lose remembrance of) · ar نَسِيَ (to lose remembrance of) · sdn sminticà (to unintentionally not do) · io obliviar (to lose remembrance of) · ary نسى (to lose remembrance of) · it dimenticare (to unintentionally not do) · pl zapominać (to lose remembrance of) · sc iscaèssere (to lose remembrance of) · oc oblidar (to lose remembrance of) · rm invlidar (to lose remembrance of) · gld онгбо- (to lose remembrance of) · ja 忘れる (to cease remembering)