Forget /(?)/

For·get

Forget

v. t.

imp. Forgot; p. p. Forgotten; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgetting

  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. [Obs.]
    Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
    — Ps. ciii. 2.
    Let my right hand forget her cunning.
    — Ps. cxxxvii. 5.
    Hath thy knee forget to bow?
  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.

Phrases & Compounds
To forget one's self
To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.