WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•get•ta•ble /fɚˈgɛtəbəl/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- apt to be or worthy of being forgotten:a forgettable performance.
for•get /fɚˈgɛt/USA pronunciation
v., -got/-ˈgɑt/USA pronunciation -got•ten /-ˈgɑtən/USA pronunciation or -got, -get•ting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to cease to remember;
be unable to recall: [~ + object][usually not: be + ~-ing]I have forgotten your name.[~ + (that) clause]I forgot that we had a meeting. - to neglect unintentionally: [~ + object][usually not: be + ~-ing]I'm sorry I forgot our appointment.[~ + about + object]I forgot about the meeting.[~ + to + verb]I forgot to lock the gate.
- to leave behind unintentionally:[~ + object]to forget the car keys.
- to take no note of (often used in commands):[~ (+ about) + object]Forget (about) cooking; let's eat out.
- to stop thinking of deliberately: [~ + object]I tried to forget the past.[~ + about + object]I tried to forget all about her.
- Idioms forget oneself, [no obj] to say or do something improper:I forgot myself and started shouting.
for•get
(fər get′),USA pronunciation v., -got or (Archaic) -gat;
-got•ten or -got;
-get•ting.
v.t.
v.i.
for•get′ta•ble, adj.
for•get′ter, n.
-got•ten or -got;
-get•ting.
v.t.
- to cease or fail to remember;
be unable to recall:to forget someone's name. - to omit or neglect unintentionally:I forgot to shut the window before leaving.
- to leave behind unintentionally;
neglect to take:to forget one's keys. - to omit mentioning;
leave unnoticed. - to fail to think of;
take no note of. - to neglect willfully;
disregard or slight.
v.i.
- to cease or omit to think of something.
- Idioms forget oneself, to say or do something improper or unbefitting one's rank, position, or character.
- bef. 900; for- + get; replacing Middle English foryeten, Old English forg(i)etan; cognate with Old Saxon fargetan, Old High German firgezzan
for•get′ter, n.
- Both forgot and forgotten are used as the past participle of forget:Many have already forgot (or forgotten) the hard times of the Depression. Only forgotten is used attributively:half-forgotten memories.
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