for·get (fər-gĕt', fôr-)

v., -got (-gŏt'), -got·ten (-gŏt'n), or -got, -get·ting, -gets.

v.tr.

1. To be unable to remember (something).
2. To treat with thoughtless inattention; neglect: forget one's family.
3. To leave behind unintentionally.
4. To fail to mention.
5. 1. To banish from one's thoughts: forget a disgrace.
   2. Informal. To disregard on purpose. Usually used in the imperative: Oh, forget it. I refuse to go!

v.intr.

1. To cease remembering: Let's forgive and forget.
2. To fail or neglect to become aware at the proper or specified moment: forgot about my dental appointment.

idiom:

forget (oneself)

1. To lose one's reserve, temper, or self-restraint.

[Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan.]

forgetter for·get'ter n.

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