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   For·get

   /fərˈɡet/

   

   verb

   • 1. fail to remember: "he had forgotten his lines" Similar fail to rememberfail to recallfail to think oflet slipOpposite remember
   • ▪ inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something: "I forgot my raincoat" Similar neglectfailomitnot rememberarchaic:pretermitleave behindomit to takeoverlooklose track ofmislaymisplacelose
   • ▪ put out of one's mind; cease to think of or consider: "forget all this romantic stuff" Similar stop thinking aboutthink no more ofcease to think ofcease to rememberput out of one's mindshut outblank outpay no heed tonot worry aboutignoreoverlooknever mindtake no notice ofbanish from one's thoughtsput awayget overset asidelay asidepass overabandonhave done withdropdisregardbrush offshrug off
   • ▪ stop thinking about one's own problems or feelings: "he must forget himself in his work"
   • ▪ act improperly or unbecomingly: "“I'm sorry, Cassie. I forget myself”"

   Word Origin Old Englishforgietan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vergeten and German vergessen, and ultimately to for- and get.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forgetter noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • F

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   • O

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   • R

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   • G

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   • E

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   • T

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