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a simple past tense and past participle of forget.
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verb (used with object)
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.
EXPANDto fail to think of; take no note of.
6.
COLLAPSEto neglect willfully; disregard or slight.
verb (used without object)
Idiom7.
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.
Origin:
before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
before 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
Related forms
for·get·ta·ble, adjective
for·get·ter, noun
un·for·get·ting, adjective
Usage note
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.
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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Word Origin & History
forget
O.E. forgytan, from for- "passing by, letting go" (cf. forbear, forgo) + gietan "to grasp" (see get). A common Gmc. construction (cf. O.S. fargetan, Du. vergeten, Ger. vergessen "to forget"). The literal sense would be "to lose (one's) grip on," but that is not recorded in any
EXPANDGermanic language. Related: Forgetting; forgot; forgotten.
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