Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forget"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forget \For*get"\, v. t. [imp. {Forgot}({Forgat}, Obs.); p. p.
{Forgotten}, {Forgot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgetting}.] [OE.
forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- +
gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G.
vergessen, Sw. f["o]rg["a]ta, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
forget
v 1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury
these unpleasant memories" [syn: {bury}] [ant: {remember}]
2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are
blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {block}, {blank
out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman
of the board to the meeting!" [ant: {mind}]
4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the
restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the
doors" [syn: {leave}]
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