forget

verb

1. (transitive)To lose remembrance of.

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

   “VVe (of all earthlings) are Gods vtmoſt ſubiects, the laſt (in a manner) that he bought to his obedience: ſhal we then forgette that vvee are any ſubiects of hys, becauſe (as amongſt his Angels) he is not viſibly conuerſant amongſt vs?”

   “For at least two hours the Boy loved him, and then Aunts and Uncles came to dinner, and there was a great rustling of tissue paper and unwrapping of parcels, and in the excitement of looking at all the new presents the Velveteen Rabbit was forgotten.”

   “Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite, and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder,[…]”

   “Everybody, old and young, laughs uproariously at this and immediately forgets all about it.”

2. (transitive)To unintentionally not do, neglect.

   “I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.”

   “Pray, thou, therefore, to Slid, and forget not Slid, and it may be that Slid will not forget to send thee Death when most thou needest it.”

3. (transitive)To unintentionally leave something behind.

   “I forgot my car keys in the living room.”

4. (intransitive)To cease remembering.

   “Let's just forget I ever told you anything about it.”

   “He forgot having already visited this city.”

5. (broadly, informal, transitive)To not realize something (regardless of whether one has ever known it).

   “People forget how much work goes into what we do.”

6. (slang)Euphemism for fuck, screw (a mild oath).

   “Forget you!”