fəˈɡet v. (forgetting;
past forgot; past
part.
forgotten or
esp. US forgot) 1 tr. & (often foll. by about) intr.
lose the remembrance of;
not remember (a
person or thing). 2 tr. (foll. by
clause or to + infin.) not remember;
neglect (forgot to
come; forgot how to do it). 3 tr. inadvertently
omit to
bring or
mention or
attend to. 4 tr. (also absol.) put
out of
mind;
cease to
think of (forgive
and forget). øforget-me-not
any plant of the
genus Myosotis, esp. M. alpestris
with small yellow-eyed
bright blue flowers. forget
oneself 1 neglect one's
own interests. 2
act unbecomingly or unworthily. øøforgettable adj. forgetter n. [OE forgietan f. WG (as
FOR-, GET)]