neglect, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget mean to pass over without giving due attention. neglect implies giving insufficient attention to something that merits one's attention. disregard …

FORGET definition: to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall. See examples of forget used in a sentence.

When one sees the great and glorious fields of ice and snow one soon forgets the discomfort one have to put up with.

1. to cease to remember; be unable to recall: to forget a name. 2. to omit or neglect unintentionally: I forgot to lock the gate. 3. to leave behind unintentionally: to forget one's keys. …

Dec 14, 2025 · forget (third-person singular simple present forgets, present participle forgetting, simple past forgot or (obsolete) forgat, past participle forgotten or (archaic or colloquial) forgot)

When you forget something, you can't recall or remember it. An actor who forgets his lines might need some helpful cues from the other actors on stage.

If you forget something or forget to do it, you fail to think about it or fail to remember to do it, for example because you are thinking about other things. She never forgets her daddy's birthday. …

• Easily bored he forgets what he has known, he pretends to forget. • They never forget what it felt like to be fat. • It lets me forget how miserable my life is. • I had forgotten how old I was until …

We've had our differences in the past, but now it's time to forgive and forget. She forgot herself and said some things that she later regretted.

To overlook, omit, or neglect intentionally. Let's forget our differences. To leave behind unintentionally. To fail to mention. To lose one's reserve, temper, or self-restraint. forget it! …