FORGOT

FORGET

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


Verb

forgot

simple past tense of forget

(archaic or colloquial) simple past tense and past participle of forget

Source: Wiktionary


For*got",

Definition: imp. & p. p. of Forget.

FORGET

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



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