Added 9 October 2026
forget
/fəˈɡɛt/ verb
In Latin: oblīvīscor, dēdiscō Wiktionary
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To lose remembrance of.
I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
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To unintentionally not do, neglect.
I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
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To unintentionally leave something behind.
I forgot my car keys in the living room.
Origin
From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get. Cognate with : * Scots forget, forȝet (“to forget”), * West Frisian fergette, ferjitte, forjitte (“to forget”), * Dutch vergeten (“to forget”), * German vergessen (“to forget”).
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