English Explanatory Dictionary

forget

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To lose remembrance of.
To unintentionally not do, neglect.
To unintentionally leave something behind.
To cease remembering.
To not realize something (regardless of whether one has ever known it).
Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath).

name

A surname.

Pronunciation

/fəˈɡɛt/ en-uk-to forget.ogg /fɚˈɡɛt/ en-us-forget.ogg

Word forms

forget forgets forgetting forgot forgat forgotten

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”).

Synonyms

Antonyms

acquire learn mind recall recollect remember reminisce

Related words

slip someone's mind memory recollection

Derived words

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

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