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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Forgot({Forgat" rel="nofollow">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["a]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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to
        neglect.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes,
              they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. --Is.
                                                    xlix. 15.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Forgot({Forgat" rel="nofollow">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["a]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.
  
              Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his
              benefits.                             --Ps. ciii. 2.
  
              Let y right hand forget her cunning.  --Ps. cxxxvii.
                                                    5.
  
              Hath thy knee forget to bow?          --Shak.
  
     2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to
        neglect.
  
              Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes,
              they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. --Is.
                                                    xlix. 15.
  
     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.

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  forgetting
     n.
     The mental act by which something is forgotten.
     vb.
     (present participle of en forget nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  forgetting
     n.
     The mental act by which something is forgotten.
     vb.
     (present participle of en forget nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  forgetting
     n.
     The mental act by which something is forgotten.
     vb.
     (present participle of en forget nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  forgetting
     n.
     The mental act by which something is forgotten.
     vb.
     (present participle of en forget nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  forgetting
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-pprees en forget)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  forgetting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en forget ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb forget)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Forgetting /fəɡˈɛtɪŋ/
  النسيان

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  forgetting /fəɡˈɛtɪŋ/ 
  zapomínající

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  forgetting /fəɡˈɛtɪŋ/
  vergessend
        "You are forgetting …"  - Du vergisst dabei, dass …
        "… and not forgetting … (not least)"  - … und nicht zu vergessen … (nicht zuletzt)
     Synonym: disremembering
  
   see: forget sth., disremember sth., forgotten, disremembered, you forget, he/she forgets, I/he/she forgot, we/they forgot, I/he/she would forget, forget!, Before I forget, …, It completely slipped my mind. I clean forgot it., We all are apt to forget that …, Forget it!, Scrap it!, I forgot about it.
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/fɝˈɡɛtɪŋ/, /fɔɹˈɡɛtɪŋ/


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