forgetter

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for·get

(fər-gĕt′, fôr-)

v. for·got (-gŏt′), for·got·ten (-gŏt′n) or for·got, for·get·ting, for·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.

a. To banish from one's thoughts: forget a disgrace.

b. 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)

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

[Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

for·get′ter n.

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