forget
To lose remembrance of.
Verb 4 meanings
To lose remembrance of.
“I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.”
To unintentionally not do, neglect.
“I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.”
To unintentionally leave something behind.
“I forgot my car keys in the living room.”
To cease remembering.
“Let's just forget I ever told you anything about it.”
Etymology
From Middle English forgeten, forgiten, foryeten, forȝiten, from Old English forġietan (“to forget”) [influenced by Old Norse geta ("to get, to guess")], from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to give up, forget”). Equivalent to for- + get.
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FORGET at a glance
FORGET has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + G 2 + E 1 + T 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #887 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with forget
All rhymesOne letter away
- FORGOT10
- FORGED11
- FORGES10
- FORGER10
- GORGET8
- FORGAT10
- FORPET11
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