Definition of forget

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for·get    (fr-gt, fôr-) KEY 

VERB:
for·got  (-gt) KEY , for·got·ten  (-gtn) KEY  or for·got, for·get·ting, for·gets
VERB:
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!

VERB:
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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English forgeten, from Old English forgietan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
for·getter(Noun)