forget, block, blank out, draw a blank
(verb) be unable to remember; “I’m drawing a blank”; “You are blocking the name of your first wife!”
forget, bury
(verb) dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; “I tried to bury these unpleasant memories”
forget, leave
(verb) leave behind unintentionally; “I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant”; “I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors”
forget
(verb) forget to do something; “Don’t forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Forget (plural Forgets)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forget is the 26243rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 931 individuals. Forget is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.
forget (third-person singular simple present forgets, present participle forgetting, simple past (archaic) forgat or forgot, past participle (rare) forgot or forgotten)
(transitive) To lose remembrance of.
(transitive) To unintentionally not do, neglect.
(transitive) To unintentionally leave something behind.
(intransitive) To cease remembering.
(slang) Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath).
• In sense 1 and 4 this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing).
• In sense 2 this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
• See English catenative verbs
• obliviate, overlook, pass over, disremember
• acquire, learn, mind, recall, recollect, remember, reminisce
Source: Wiktionary
For*get", v. t. [imp. Forgot (Forgat (, Obs.); p. p. Forgotten, Forgot; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgetting.] Etym: [OE. forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- + gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen, Sw. förgäta, Dan. forgiette. See For-, and Get, v. t.]
1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2. Let y right hand forget her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5. Hath thy knee forget to bow Shak.
2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect. Can a woman forget her sucking child . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Is. xlix. 15. To forget one's self. (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought. (b) To be entirely unselfish. (c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
