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
forgetting
present participle of forget
forgetting (plural forgettings)
The mental act by which something is forgotten.
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
15 May 2025
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
