Forgetting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forget \For*get"\, v. t. [imp. {Forgot}({Forgat}, Obs.); p. p.
     {Forgotten}, {Forgot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgetting}.] [OE.
     forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- +
     gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G.
     vergessen, Sw. f["o]rg[aum]ta, Dan. forgiette. See {For-},
     and {Get}, v. t.]


     1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to
        cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the
        power of; to cease from doing.
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              Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his
              benefits.                             --Ps. ciii. 2.
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              Let my right hand forget her cunning. --Ps. cxxxvii.
                                                    5.
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              Hath thy knee forget to bow?          --Shak.
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     2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to
        neglect.
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              Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes,
              they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. --Is.
                                                    xlix. 15.
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     {To forget one's self}.
        (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be
            lost in thought.
        (b) To be entirely unselfish.
        (c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's
            dignity, temper, or self-control.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forget
       v 1: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury
            these unpleasant memories" [syn: {bury}] [ant: {remember}]
       2: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are
          blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: {block}, {blank
          out}, {draw a blank}] [ant: {remember}]
       3: forget to do something; "Don't forget to call the chairman
          of the board to the meeting!" [ant: {mind}]
       4: leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the
          restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the
          doors" [syn: {leave}]
       [also: {forgotten}, {forgot}, {forgetting}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forgetting
       See {forget}