The meaning of FORGET is to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall.

To forget (about) is to stop thinking about someone or something, or to stop thinking about doing something:

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

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) …

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 …

If you forget something, or if you forget how to do something, you cannot think of it or think of how to do it, although you knew in the past.

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Definition of forget verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

FORGET meaning: 1 : to be unable to think of or remember (something) often followed by to + verb often + about; 2 : to fail to remember to bring or take (something)