forget

verb
for·get
/fəˈɡɛt/

To lose remembrance of.

Example

“I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.”

Other meanings

To unintentionally not do, neglect.
“I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.”
To unintentionally leave something behind.
“I forgot my car keys in the living room.”

Synonyms

pass over
leave

Antonyms

acquire
learn
mind
recall
remember

Related words

and don't you forget it
don't forget to write
eaten bread is soon forgotten
fire and forget
foggetaboutit
forget about
forget about it
forgetful
forget it
forget-me-not
forgetness
forget oneself

Example sentences

“I forget who you gave it to.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I'm beginning to forget my own mother tongue.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0
“May we never forget the lessons learned here.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "forġietan" (to forget).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “forget” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.